Attacker shoots Iranian industry minister dead
12 Nov 2013 12:00 AM GMT
An unidentified attacker shot dead an Iranian deputy minister of industry in Tehran on Sunday, the state news agency IRNA reported, in what appeared the first reported killing of a senior central government official in years.
The Mehr semi-official news agency reported a police officer as saying a personal motive was most probably behind the killing of Safdar Rahmat Abadi, shot dead in the head and chest as he got into his car in the east of the capital.
‘The likelihood is that the killing of Mr Rahmat Abadi happened through a personal motive and talk of assassinations and political issues is not involved,’ it quoted Colonel Alireza Mehrabi as saying. ‘Investigations show that two shots were fired from inside the vehicle,’ IRNA quoted a police official as saying. ‘That two shells were found inside the car shows a strong likelihood that the assailant was inside the car and in conversation with Mr Abadi. There was no sign of struggle at the scene of the killing.’
The Mehr semi-official news agency reported a police officer as saying a personal motive was most probably behind the killing of Safdar Rahmat Abadi, shot dead in the head and chest as he got into his car in the east of the capital.
‘The likelihood is that the killing of Mr Rahmat Abadi happened through a personal motive and talk of assassinations and political issues is not involved,’ it quoted Colonel Alireza Mehrabi as saying. ‘Investigations show that two shots were fired from inside the vehicle,’ IRNA quoted a police official as saying. ‘That two shells were found inside the car shows a strong likelihood that the assailant was inside the car and in conversation with Mr Abadi. There was no sign of struggle at the scene of the killing.’
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