Shafaq News/ Two senior Iranian Supreme Court judges were killed, and a thirdcritically injured, in an armed attack at the court's building in centralTehran on Saturday, according to Iranian media.
The judiciary’s media center confirmed the victims as HojjatoleslamMohammad Moghiseh and Hojjatoleslam Ali Razini, both of whom presided overbranches of the Supreme Court.
“[They]were actively involved in combating crimes against national security,espionage, and terrorism,” the judiciary’s media center added, describing the slain judges as“courageous and experienced.”
In turn, judiciaryspokesperson Asghar Jahangir said, “A person armed with a handgun entered theroom of the two judges and shot them.” The attacker then reportedly committedsuicide at the scene.
Iranian media reported that the attacker’s identity andmotives remain unknown.
“Preliminary investigations indicate that the perpetratorhad no prior cases in the Supreme Court nor was he one of its visitors,” Iranianmedia noted. “Efforts are underway to investigate potential accomplices, asauthorities intensify efforts to understand the circumstances surrounding theattack.”
Reports indicated that a bodyguard was also injured in theattack.
Notably, Hojjatoleslam Ali Razini, who survived a 1998assassination attempt when motorcyclists affixed a magnetic bomb to hisvehicle, was serving as head of the TehranJudiciaryatthetime.
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