A slain protestor in Tehran, popularly known as Neda Iran, has become the face of the country's protest movement.
The woman, said to be 27-year-old philosophy student Neda Agha Soltan, was killed by members of the feared Basij militia during protests against alleged election fraud last week.
Her name is Nead which means "voice" in Farsi, and her death has become the central rallying cry of the Iranian rebellion.
The fresh-faced teenage girl killed by what appears to be a single sniper shot on the streets of Tehran Saturday is now a potent symbol for Iran's pro-democracy protesters.
The graphic video was originally posted to Facebook by an Iranian expatriate in Holland who said it was sent to him by a friend in Tehran, a doctor who tried to save the girl.
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