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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Helen Sullivan and agencies

HISTORICAL FACTS: Iranian man 27 shot dead for celebrating team s world cup exit - The Untold Story

An Iranian man was shot dead by security forces after Iran’s national team lost to the US and exited the World Cup, as anti-government demonstrations took place inside and outside the stadium in Qatar and across Iran.

Mehran Samak, 27, was shot dead after honking his car horn in Bandar Anzali, a city on the Caspian Sea coast, north-west of Tehran, according to human rights activists.

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