NYTimes Edits Out 'I Hope The New York Times Building Burns Down' Quotation

An article about the Iranian presidential election, published online earlier today, included this quotation from the father of Noushin Sobhani, a 31-year-old Iranian gynecologist:

“We hate America,” her father said, smiling. “I hope The New York Times building burns down.”

It's been changed. It now reads:

“We hate America,” her father said, smiling.

See the change here, courtesy of newsdiffs.org:

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Via Michael Calderone:

NYT removes "I hope The New York Times building burns down” quote. See NewwDiffs comparison: http://t.co/4TUizS7EKu

— Michael Calderone (@mlcalderone)
June 14, 2013