Two judges of the Iranian Supreme Court were killed in a shooting in Tehran Crime news
The attacker killed himself after shooting senior judges in the center of the Iranian capital.
Two senior judges of Iran’s Supreme Court have been killed in a shooting attack on a courthouse in central Tehran, according to the judiciary and state media.
The “assassination” was carried out by an armed person, who killed himself after opening fire early on Saturday, according to a press release from the Justice Media Center.
The victims were identified as Hojjat al-Islam Razini and Hojjat al-Islam wal-Muslimeen Moqisseh, each of whom presided over a different branch of the court.
“[They] actively participated in the fight against crimes against national security, espionage and terrorism,” the statement added, describing the slain judges as “courageous and experienced.”
Judiciary spokesman Asghar Jahangir told Iranian state television that “a person armed with a gun entered the room” of the two judges and shot them dead.
The identity of the attacker and his motive were not known.
“Preliminary investigations show that the perpetrator had no cases before the Supreme Court, nor was he one of its visitors,” the statement said.
According to the state-run Tehran Times, a bodyguard was also injured in the attack on Saturday, the first working day of the week in the Iranian calendar.
Iranian media say an investigation is underway to identify and arrest other suspects who may be involved in the attack.
In 1998, Razini was also the subject of an assassination attempt while he was head of the Tehran judiciary.
