World News | Iran Says Teenager Who Collapsed in Tehran Metro Has Died

Tehran [Iran], October 28 (ANI): A 16-year-old Iranian girl, Armita Geravand who was hospitalised and was in coma for weeks after an incident on Tehran's Metro while she was not wearing a headscaf has died, Iran's official news agency IRNA reported on Saturday.

"Unfortunately, she went into a coma for some time after suffering from brain damage. She died a few minutes ago," IRNA reported, as cited by Reuters.

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Geravand was pronounced brain-dead after she fell into a coma on October 1, following an alleged encounter with officers over violating the country's hijab law.

The 16-year-old girl lost her consciousness inside the metro cabin when she was on her way to school.

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CCTV footage released by IRNA news agency showed Geravand being pulled out of the train by her female accompaniers a few seconds after entering it, according to a previous report by the Tehran Times.

The Iranian daily reported that apart from Armita's friends and a female adult, who was later revealed to have been a nurse, surrounding her non-responsive body on the ground, other passengers were seen rushing towards the cabin in a hurry to reach their destination. (ANI)

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