Iran death stokes protests
A 26-year old woman identified as Neda Agha-Soltan is being hailed as a martyr in Iran after videos of her apparent murder in a protest in Tehran on Saturday have appeared online.
Iranians on social networking sites called for mourning for Neda, who was reportedly killed by a sniper from the pro-government Basij militia.
Her fiance, Caspian Makan, said that she had been caught up accidentally in the protests.
“She was near the area, a few streets away from where the main protests were taking place, near the Amir Abad area. She was with her music teacher, sitting in a car and stuck in traffic,” he said.
“She was feeling very tired and very hot. She got out of the car for just for a few minutes.”
Yesterday hardline Revolutionary Guards said they would crush any fresh resistance from “rioters”.