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STRANGE DEATHS

Mahvash Leghaei, 24, was killed during her wedding in Firuzabad, Iran, when she was shot in the head with a high-powered hunting rifle fired by a guest. Gunfire to celebrate a wedding is a traditional custom in Iran, although it is now illegal. Normally, the weapons are fired into the air, but police said that the gunman, reported to be a cousin of the groom, “managed to shoot three people, two men and the bride because.

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