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Missile photo seeks to mislead

By Stephen Fidler in London

Published: July 11 2008 03:00 | Last updated: July 11 2008 03:00

The public relations arm of Iran's Revolutionary Guard appears to have doctored an image purporting to show an Iranian missile test on Wednesday.

The picture on the top was released by Sepah News, the public relations arm of Iran's Revolutionary Guards, hours after Wednesday's exercise after having been apparently digitally altered to show four successful missile launches. This image was published by a large number of media outlets, including in some editions of the Financial Times.

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