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Israeli producer of 'Tehran' TV series found dead in Athens hotel, police officials say

Israeli producer of 'Tehran' TV series found dead in Athens hotel, police officials say

ATHENS, Feb 16 (Reuters) - The Israeli producer of hit spy thriller "Tehran" was found ‌dead on Sunday at a hotel room ‌in Athens, Greek police officials said while a probe ​into the incident is underway.

Reuters People walk next to a hotel, where Israeli producer and creator of TV show Creator and Executive Producer Dana Eden poses on the red carpet at the 49th International Emmy Awards in New York City, New York, U.S., November 22, 2021. REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs FILE PHOTO: Creator and Executive Producer Dana Eden and Executive Producer Shula Spiegel pose backstage with cast and crew members after winning an Emmy for A man walks past a hotel where Israeli producer and creator of TV show

Israeli producer Dana Eden found dead, in Athens

The body of the 52-year-old woman, identified as Dana Eden, was found after a relative made several failed ‌attempts to reach ⁠her.

The case is being treated as suicide based on evidence and ⁠testimonies, the police officials said.

Greek investigators found pills at the scene. A coroner also found ​bruises on ​the victim's neck.

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"This ​is a moment of ‌great sorrow for the family, friends, and colleagues," international production company Donna and Shula Productions said in a statement.

"The production company wishes to clarify that rumors regarding a criminal ‌or nationalistic-related death are ​not true and are unfounded," ​it said, ​urging media and the public to ‌refrain from publishing unverified claims.

Eden ​was in ​Greece filming the fourth series of the show Tehran, Israeli media outlet Kan ​reported.

(Reporting by ‌Angeliki Koutantou, Yannis Souliotis, Maayan Lubell and ​Hannah Confino, writing by Renee Maltezou; ​Editing by Sharon Singleton)