Deputy Industries Minister Assassinated In Tehran

Tehran, Nov 11, IRNA – Iranian Deputy Industries, Mines and Trade Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Safdar Rahmatabadi lost his life in an assassination in Tehran Sunday evening. The assassination by an unidentified terrorist occurred in east Tehran while the late deputy minister was driving his car. According to the eye witnesses, the unidentified terrorist shot two bullets, one into Rahmatabadi’s chest and the other into his head. Disciplinary forces, along with criminal police officers, rushed to the scene of the crime urgently and an ambulance carried his dead corpse away after their inspections ended. A police officer told IRNA that according to the evidence at the scene, the terrorist had shot the bullets from inside his own car. “Since two bullet shells were found inside the car, the terrorist had most probably been talking with Rahmatabadi.” He also said that there were no signs of any physical engagement, or beating at the place of the assassination. According to the crime police and the comments by the eye witnesses, the assassination took place at about 7:50 pm Tehran time./end