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Iran detains grandson of powerful cleric

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Iranian authorities detained the grandson of former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, the most powerful opposition supporter inside the country's clerical leadership, a news agency reported Monday.

 

Hasan Lahouti was arrested at Tehran airport upon arrival from London late Sunday, the semiofficial Fars news agency said. It did not give a reason for his detention. (AP) 

 

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