Two top Iranian judges shot dead in Tehran supreme court in ‘planned assassination’ by gunman who then shot himself

TWO veteran Iranian Supreme Court judges have been shot dead by an assailant who later took his own life.

Judge Mohammad Moghiseh and Judge Ali Razini were known for handling high-profile cases.

Ali Razini (pictured) was killed in Tehran along with Mohammad Moghisseh

Mohammad Moghisseh (pictured) was known for tackling high profile cases

Reuters

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The Iranian judiciary said the assailant killed the two senior judges in a “planned assassination” in Tehran.

The judiciary’s Mizan Online website said: “This morning, a gunman infiltrated the Supreme Court in a planned act of assassination of two brave and experienced judges.

“The two judges were martyred in the act.”

It is thought to have been a terrorist act, according to reports.

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