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Iran arrests ex-president's daughter at rally

EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to report, film or take pictures in Tehran. Faezeh Hashemi Rafsanjani, daughter of former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, attends a protest in northern Tehran in this June 28, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/via Your View/Files

EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to report, film or take pictures in Tehran. Faezeh Hashemi Rafsanjani, daughter of former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, attends a protest in northern Tehran in this June 28, 2009 file photo.

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TEHRAN | Sun Feb 20, 2011 10:52am EST

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran arrested the daughter of former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani on Sunday for taking part in a banned opposition rally, the official IRNA news agency reported.

"Faezeh Hashemi Rafsanjani was identified and arrested by security forces in Tehran while ... making blunt statements and chanting provocative slogans," IRNA reported.
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