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Powerful Iranian cleric killed in attack: state media

An Iranian paratrooper descends during a military parade marking the country's annual army day in the capital Tehran on April 18, 2023. (AFP)
An Iranian paratrooper descends during a military parade marking the country's annual army day in the capital Tehran on April 18, 2023. (AFP)
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26 Apr 2023 06:04:51 GMT9
26 Apr 2023 06:04:51 GMT9

TEHRAN: A powerful Iranian cleric, a member of the Assembly of Experts that selects the country’s supreme leader, has been killed in an armed attack, state media said Wednesday.

“Ayatollah Abbas Ali Soleimani was killed this morning in an armed attack… the assailant was also arrested,” IRNA news agency reported, citing an official. The attack took place in the north of Iran.

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