Shooting near Supreme Court in Tehran kills two judges

An assailant has opened fire near the Supreme Court headquarters in the Iranian capital, Tehran, killing at least two judges.

Two of the judges, including Judge Mohammad Moghiseh and Hojatoleslam Ali Razini, were killed, while the third judge sustained injuries and is receiving medical treatment, Caliber.Az reports citing Iranian media.

It has been reported that the assailant committed suicide after the shooting.

The attacker of the three Supreme Court judges was a staff member responsible for refreshments at the institution, who used a handgun to shoot at the judges.

The Judiciary Media Centre issued the following statement regarding the incident:

"This morning, an armed infiltrator at the Supreme Court carried out a premeditated assassination targeting two brave and experienced judges renowned for their fight against crimes against national security, espionage, and terrorism.

Hojatoleslam Ali Razini, head of Branch 39, and Judge Mohammad Moghiseh, head of Branch 53 of the Supreme Court, were among those attacked.

As a result of this terrorist act, two dedicated and revolutionary judges—steadfast in their defence of public security—were killed.

Preliminary investigations reveal that the assailant neither had a case at the Supreme Court nor was a visitor to any of its branches.

Following the attack, authorities moved quickly to apprehend the gunman, but he immediately committed suicide."

ISNA News reported that "over the past year, the Judiciary has undertaken extensive measures to identify, pursue, arrest, and prosecute agents and elements affiliated with the despised Zionist regime." It also noted that "in January 1999, Hojatoleslam Ali Razini was previously targeted in a terrorist assassination attempt."

By Vafa Guliyeva