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Hundreds in Orlando protest slaying of woman in Iran
Susan Jacobson | Sentinel Staff Writer
10:21 PM EDT, June 25, 2009

ORLANDO - Protesters opposed to the embattled government in Iran on Thursday night mourned the shooting death of Neda Agha-Soltan, a 26-year-old Iranian woman who has become a symbol of the outcry against the government in the wake of a disputed election.

About 700 people walked around Lake Eola in downtown Orlando carrying candles and pressing a message condemning the re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

"We want America to take a stand and influence what's going on," said Deana Sarshory, 12, a middle-school student from Port Orange ...

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/orl-bk-iran-protest-orlando-062509,0,3433310.story
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