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During this act of protest, the flag of the Islamic Republic has been lowered and replaced with a banner bearing an image of Neda AghaSoltan, the woman who was shot to death in Tehran’s street protests after the disputed June presidential elections. The protesters at the Embassy were chanting Persian and Dutch slogans against the Islamic Republic. The Embassy security did not react to the protesters at first but after 15 minutes endeavored to remove them from the premises.