Iranian official at Natanz nuclear site assassinated in Tehran

TEHRAN, Jan. 11 (MNA) – An Iranian academic was killed in a terrorist attack in Tehran on Wednesday morning. An Iranian academic was killed in a terrorist attack in Tehran on Wednesday morning. The academic was identified as Mostafa Ahmadi-Roshan, 32, a graduate of Sharif University of Technology in chemical engineering. The incident occurred at about 8:20 a.m. local time. According to authorities at Sharif university, Ahmadi-Roshan held a post at the Natanz nuclear site. He was reportedly in charge of commercial affairs at the nuclear site. The terrorists, who were riding a motorcycle, attached a magnetic bomb to his Peugeot 405 on Gol Nabi Street. The police have launched an investigation into the incident. There were 2 other people in the car when the bomb exploded. They were injured in the incident. The witnesses said that the force of the explosion was such that windows of houses in the vicinity were blown out. The incident occurred a day before the second martyrdom anniversary of Iranian elementary-particle physicist Massoud Ali-Mohammadi, who was also assassinated in a bomb attack on January 12, 2010. Ali-Mohammadi had just left his home when a bomb hidden in a motorcycle was detonated. Israel behind the assassination Tehran Deputy Governor Safar Ali Baratlo on Wednesday pointed a finger of blame at the Zionist regime. “The bomb was a magnetic bomb and is the same as those previously used to assassinate scientists, and is the work of the Zionists,” Baratlo told the Fars News Agency. On November 29, 2010, two prominent physicists were targeted by terrorists in two separate bombings. Professor Majid Shahriari was killed and Professor Fereydoun Abbasi was injured in the attacks. The two academics were both on their way to work at Shahid Beheshti University in northern Tehran when they were attacked. The police say that in both incidents, terrorists riding motorcycles attached magnetic bombs to the physicists’ cars. Baratlo added, “It seems that the Zionists’ efforts are meant to undermine security ahead of the elections so that the people would not turn out in great numbers.” Iran’s next parliamentary election is scheduled to be held on March 2. The enemies have felt that the imposition of sanctions and pressure on Iran has gotten them nowhere and are attempting to create security challenges for the Islamic Republic ahead of the election, he stated. Such assassinations are doomed to failure and will make the Iranian people more “united” and “vigilant”, he said, adding that the enemies have realized the true status of the Islamic Republic of Iran. More details will be published later.