Robab Farahi-Mahdavieh was a "leading female member" of the Iranian Mujahideen-e Khalq, and believed to be the leader of their North America

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n operations.

She was alleged to have organised the flash mob

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 that attacked the Embassy of Iran in Ottawa

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, following Iranian airstrike

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s against MEK camps.

She was arrested under one of only 28 security certificate

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s ever issued, and in 1993, she was deported from Canada back to the United Kingdom

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 on grounds of national security

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. Mahnaz Samadi

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was sent to Canada to fill her role leading the civilian wing of the MEK.