Iranian police said on Monday the death of a young woman in custody was an \u0022unfortunate incident.\u0022
Mahsa Amini, 22, fell into a coma and died following her arrest in Tehran last week by the morality police, sparking demonstrations in Tehran and the Kurdistan province from which she came.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Ottawa SUN, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails.
But her father told pro-reform Emtedad news website on Sunday that his daughter had no health problems, adding that she had suffered bruises to her legs and that he held the police responsible for her death. The police screened a video showing a woman identified as Amini walking into a room and sitting down alongside others. It then fast-forwards to show her on her feet talking to someone who was inspecting part of her clothing.Rahimi said paramedics arrived within one minute and that he could not comment on the cause of death because this was a medical issue.
Her death could ramp up tension between the establishment and a Kurdish minority numbering 8 to 10 million. A video posted by Hengaw showed security forces in riot gear running down a street there, at least one of them firing what appeared to be a gun.
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