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Amateur video of Neda Agha Soltani, young Iranian woman lying in the street has quickly become an iconic image of the country's opposition movement. 27 years old Neda was shot by a Basij militia member as police in riot gear were breaking up a public gathering of about 300 protesters. 
The footage is less than a minute long and it captures the woman's death moments after she was shot at a protest. The graphic video shows blood streaming from Neda’s nose and mouth. The bloody images of her death have unleashed a flood of outrage at the regime's crackdown.
Thousands of people inside and outside Iran have written online tributes to the Neda, many condemning the government and praising her as a martyr.
Neda worked part-time at a travel agency in Iran and that the government barred the family from holding a public funeral Monday.
The Iranian government has banned all public gatherings, though there was no specific information about funerals for those killed in recent clashes.
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