Iranian dies as part of protest in London
( 2003-06-24 16:03) (Agencies)
An Iranian woman who set herself on fire outside the French embassy last week
as part of a protest has died, police said Tuesday.
Police did not name the woman, but said she died from injuries sustained last
Wednesday during a protest at French measures against an Iranian opposition
group. At the time, fellow activists identified her as 24-year-old Meda Hassani.
Police said the protester died on Monday afternoon at the Chelsea and
Westminster Hospital. They released no further details at the family's request.
Hassani was one of four people who set themselves alight outside the French
embassy last week to protest a round up by French police of members of the
Mujahedeen Khalq, an Iranian opposition group accused of terrorism by the United
States and the European Union.
Three men also set themselves on fire outside the French embassy but survived
their injuries. A woman who set herself alight in a similar protest in Paris
died from her burns.
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