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They feared persecution. Then they went back

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They feared persecution. Then they went back

The Iranian women's national soccer team crossed the Turkish-Iranian border Wednesday, completing a fraught journey home from Australia after five of the six players who had sought asylum subsequently withdrew their claims.

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