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Two more team members sought asylum, Burke says, another joined flight at last minute

· By Matthew Knott
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Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke has confirmed two additional members of the Iranian women’s soccer delegation have been granted asylum, while one player wavered until the last minute before eventually deciding to board a flight out of the country in dramatic scenes at Sydney Airport.

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