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The Iranian government today revoked press credentials for Reuters staff in Tehran after a group of Iranian female martial artists protested a Reuters report that described them as "assassins."
The Iranian women vowed to sue Reuters for defamation over the incident, Iran's state television reported on Wednesday.
Reuters today said it had corrected the story's original headline, which said, "Thousands of female Ninjas train as Iran's assassins" to read "Three thousand women Ninjas train in Iran."
That was not sufficient for Iranian authorities, however, who today demanded that Reuters' 11-person staff return their press cards. The only Reuters report currently available seems to be a slideshow. It was not clear whether any other report accompanied the photos.
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Reporter who started the story was lucky to get the hell out when he did. That was a dumbass thing to do on his part as well as very dangerous.
The Iranian women vowed to sue Reuters for defamation over the incident, Iran's state television reported on Wednesday.
Reuters today said it had corrected the story's original headline, which said, "Thousands of female Ninjas train as Iran's assassins" to read "Three thousand women Ninjas train in Iran."
That was not sufficient for Iranian authorities, however, who today demanded that Reuters' 11-person staff return their press cards. The only Reuters report currently available seems to be a slideshow. It was not clear whether any other report accompanied the photos.
Iranian female ninjas suing Reuters over report: state TV - The World from PRX
Iran's female martial artists want to showcase their fighting skills — in court.
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Reporter who started the story was lucky to get the hell out when he did. That was a dumbass thing to do on his part as well as very dangerous.
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