
Ali Razini (left) and Mohammad Moghisseh (right) were both killed in the attack Two senior Iranian judges have been shot dead in an apparent assassination in the country's supreme court. Ali Razini and Mohammad Moghiseh were killed after a gunman entered the court, in the capital Tehran, on Saturday morning. The attacker killed himself while fleeing the scene, according to the judiciary's news website, Mizan. A bodyguard was also injured in the attack.
Main Idea: Two senior judges from Iran’s Supreme Court were shot dead in Tehran in what officials described as a planned attack.
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The killing of senior Iranian judges may raise tensions and add to Middle East instability, which could unsettle oil markets and hurt US households and businesses through higher prices.
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One of the two senior Iranian judges killed in the shooting; a primary subject of the article.
One of the two senior Iranian judges killed in the shooting; a primary subject of the article.
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Mentioned because it sanctioned Mohammad Moghiseh over alleged human rights abuses.
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