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Iran says judge in Shiraz stabbed to death on way to work
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleA judge was stabbed to death on his way to work in the southern Iranian city of Shiraz on Tuesday morning, state media reports.
A report by the official IRNA news agency calls the killing a “terrorist act,” adding that two unidentified assailants are still at large. It identifies the judge as Ehsum Bagheri, 38, who worked for the city’s judicial department.
Bagheri in the past worked as a prosecutor in the revolutionary court, which deals with security and drug smuggling cases.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
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