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2 Policemen, Civilian Wounded in Tehran Shooting

2 Policemen, Civilian Wounded in Tehran Shooting

Saturday, 28 May, 2022 - 10:00
Iranians walk down a market street in Tehran, Iran November 14, 2021. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Two police and a civilian were wounded when two gunmen shot them in downtown Tehran, the Iranian capital, state-run media reported Saturday.


It said one officer was in critical condition.


The IRNA report said one of the shooters was arrested.


Earlier this month, a senior member of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, Col. Hassan Sayyad Khodaei, was shot dead outside his home in Tehran by unidentified gunmen on a motorbike.


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