A powerful Iranian cleric, a member of the Assembly of Experts that selects the country s supreme leader, has been killed in an armed attack, officials said Wednesday.
A powerful Iranian cleric, a member of the Assembly of Experts that selects the country's supreme leader, has been killed in an armed attack, officials said Wednesday.The attack is believed to be the most significant in years against a cleric in Iran."Ayatollah Abbas Ali Soleimani was killed this morning in an armed attack. the assailant was also arrested and is now being investigated," IRNA news agency reported, citing a security official for the northern province of Mazandaran where the killing occurred.
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