An Iranian Jew from Los Angeles died under mysterious circumstances last week while in the custody of Iranian authorities. Sources close to the family of Sepehr Ebn Yamin, 44, said the cause of his death is still unclear and that Iranian officials said at first that Yamin died of a heart attack and later that he had committed suicide.
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