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Iranian dissident's daughter dies at his funeral
Jun 1, 2011, 8:58 GMT
Tehran - The daughter of Iranian dissident Ezatollah Sahabi died at her father's funeral, Iranian websites reported Wednesday.
Haleh Sahabi was released from prison on Tuesday to attend her father's funeral, where she reportedly had a stroke and died.
Opposition websites claimed that she fell to the ground after police tried to forcefully disperse the crowd and then had a stroke in the middle of the scuffle.
Sahabi himself died of stroke Tuesday in a Tehran hospital at the age of 81. His daughter was 57.
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