According to the judiciary and state media, two senior justices of Iran’s Supreme Court were slain in a shooting incident at the tribunal building in central Tehran.
According to a statement from the judiciary’s media centre, the “assassination” was carried out by an armed individual who committed suicide after opening fire early Saturday.
The victims were identified as Hojjat al-Islam Razini and Hojjat al-Islam wal-Muslimeen Moqisseh, both of whom presided over separate branches of the court.
“[They] were actively involved in combating crimes against national security, espionage, and terrorism,” the statement added, describing the slain judges as “courageous and experienced”.
Asghar Jahangir, the judiciary’s spokesman, informed Iranian state television that “a person armed with a handgun entered the room” of the two justices and shot them.
The attacker’s identify and motive were not immediately obvious.
“Preliminary investigations indicate that the perpetrator had no prior cases in the Supreme Court nor was he one of its visitors,” the statement said.
The Tehran Times said that a bodyguard was hurt during the incident on Saturday, the first working day of the Iranian calendar.
Iranian media reported that an investigation was underway to locate and apprehend additional suspects who may have been engaged in the incident.
Razini was again targeted for assassination in 1998, while he was the head of Tehran’s judiciary.
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