A man fatally shot two prominent hard-line judges in Iran's capital Saturday in a rare attack targeting the judiciary, state media reported.

Tehran, United Arab Emirates: In a rare attack targeting the judiciary, two prominent hard-line judges were fatally shot in Iran’s capital on Saturday. The victims, clerics Mohammad Mogheiseh and Ali Razini, were allegedly involved in the mass execution of dissidents in 1988.

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A man fatally shot two prominent hard-line judges in Iran's capital Saturday in a rare attack targeting the judiciary, state media reported, both of whom allegedly took part in the mass execution of d

A man fatally shot two prominent hard-line judges in Iran’s capital Saturday in a rare attack targeting the judiciary, state media reported. The judges,

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