Iran frees ex-president Rafsanjani's daughter-Fars

TEHRAN | Sun Feb 20, 2011 11:44am EST

TEHRAN Feb 20 (Reuters) - The daughter of Iran's former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani was released after being detained briefly for taking part in anti-government protests, the semi-official Fars news agency reported on Sunday.

"Faezeh Hashemi Rafsanjani was released after claiming that she was out shopping for cloths," Fars reported. (Editing by Jon Boyle) (Tehran newsroom, +98 21 8820 8770)
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