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Female football fan who set herself on fire dies in hospital

[Courtesy]

A football fan who set herself on fire in protest at not being allowed into a game has died in hospital.

The woman, who has now been named as Sahar Khodayari, was detained by police last week while trying to get into the match in the Azadi Stadium in Tehran, Iran.

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