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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

2 Policemen, Civilian Wounded in Tehran Shooting

Iranians walk down a market street in Tehran, Iran November 14, 2021. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Two police and a civilian were wounded when two gunmen shot them in downtown Tehran, the Iranian capital, state-run media reported Saturday.

It said one officer was in critical condition.

The IRNA report said one of the shooters was arrested.

Earlier this month, a senior member of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, Col. Hassan Sayyad Khodaei, was shot dead outside his home in Tehran by unidentified gunmen on a motorbike.

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