Two Prominent Judges Are Shot Dead Outside Iran’s Supreme Court

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An unidentified gunman killed two high-profile judges outside Iran’s Supreme Court on Saturday in what the authorities are calling a terrorist attack, according to state-run media.

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The attacker opened fire on a square near the Supreme Court headquarters in the capital, Tehran, the Islamic Republic News Agency reported.

The judges, Ali Razini and Mohammad Moqiseh, had long careers and had presided over cases involving national security, espionage and terrorism, according to a statement by the judiciary and published by state media.

Both were heads of branches of the Supreme Court. A third judge was wounded in the attack.

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The Iranian judiciary described the episode as a terrorist attack and the shootings as targeted assassinations, according to Mizan, another state news outlet

The attacker killed himself before the police could arrest him, Mizan reported. The police opened an investigation.



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