In Tehran, two Supreme Court judges were fatally shot by a gunman, according to state media reports. Afterward, the assailant took his own life.
The judges who were killed were identified as Ayatollahs Mohammad Moghiseh and Ali Razini by the judiciary.
On Saturday, three Iranian Supreme Court judges were targeted in a shooting incident, with two judges being killed and the third sustaining injuries.
According to the judiciary's Mizan news website, the incident occurred in Tehran on Saturday.
The judges who were killed were identified as Ayatollahs Mohammad Moghiseh and Ali Razini by the judiciary.
The Supreme Court judges were shot and killed by a gunman who then took his own life, according to the website.
One of the judges' bodyguards was also injured in the attack, according to Iranian media reports.
The motive for the assassination remains unclear.
Previously, political prisoner trial involvement was attributed to Moghiseh by opposition websites.
Reuters contributed to this report.
by Landon Mion
world
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