Document #2091296

RFE/RL – Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (Author)

Powerful Iranian Cleric Killed In Attack

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, state media reported on April 26. "Ayatollah Abbas Ali Soleimani was killed this morning in an armed attack...the assailant was also arrested," IRNA news agency reported, citing an official. The attack took place in the north of Iran.

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ecoi.net description:
Powerful cleric and member of the Assembly of Experts that selects the supreme leader killed in armed attack
Country:
Iran
Source:
RFE/RL – Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (Author)
Published:
26 April 2023
Original link:
https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-assembly-experts-soleimani-killed/32380198.html
Document type:
Media Report
Language:
English
Available on ecoi.net since:
4 May 2023
Document ID:
2091296

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