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03/10 17:22 CDT 2 more members of the Iranian women's soccer team have been
granted asylum in Australia
2 more members of the Iranian women's soccer team have been granted asylum in
Australia
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) --- Two more members of the Iranian women's soccer
team were granted asylum in Australia before their teammates departed, the
country's Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said Wednesday.
The pair has been reunited with five players who were granted humanitarian
visas a day earlier, Burke told reporters in Canberra Wednesday. One of those
in the later group was a player and the other a team staffer, Burke said, and
both sought asylum before their teammates were transported to the airport.
The rest of the team's departure from Sydney, Australia to return to Iran late
Tuesday local time happened during fraught and outraged protest at the team's
hotel and at the airport, where Iranian Australians sought to prevent the women
from leaving the country, citing fears for their safety in Iran.
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