Two Iranian Supreme Court judges shot to death in Tehran, justice department says
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Two Iranian Supreme Court judges were shot dead and a third was wounded on Saturday.
The incident took place in Tehran on Saturday, the judiciary’s Mizan news website reported.
The judiciary identified the slain judges as Ayatollah Mohammad Moghese and Ali Razini.
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On October 3, 2023, an Iranian flag flew in a park in northwest Tehran. (Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
The website said the gunman shot a judge outside the Supreme Court and then committed suicide.
According to Iranian media reports, a bodyguard of one of the judges was also injured in the attack.
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This is a map locating Iran and its capital, Tehran.
The motive for the assassination is unclear.
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Opposition websites have previously said Moghese was involved in the trials of what they said were political prisoners.
Reuters contributed to this report.
