May 23, 2022
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Iran’s IRGC former member assassinated in Tehran

One of the former members of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) was assassinated by gunmen in the capital Tehran, state TV reported…reports Asian Lite News

The incident took place around on Sunday in the downtown street in the capital.

The deceased Colonel Sayyad Khodaei was attacked in his car by two motorcyclists who shot him three times in the head and two times in the hand, Xinhua news agency reported, citing the state TV.

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The IRGC said in a statement that Khodaei was assassinated “in a terrorist attack by counterrevolutionary elements,” adding that necessary measures have been taken to identify the assailants.

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