Report: Gunmen fatally shoot local prosecutor outside his home in northwestern Iran
By APTuesday, January 19, 2010
Gunmen in northwestern Iran assassinate prosecutor
TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian state media say gunmen have fatally shoot a local prosecutor outside his home in northwestern Iran.
The state television on Tuesday identified the prosecutor as Vali Hajgholizadeh. It says two attackers opened fire at him outside his building late Monday in the town of Khoy, about 470 miles, or 780 kilometers, northwest of the capital, Tehran.
The report says the prosecutor died later of his wounds in a hospital.
The area is close to the Turkish border and has seen occasional clashes between security forces and separatist Kurdish groups.
Last week a Tehran University physicist was killed in a remote-controlled blast in front of his home. No group took responsibility for the assassination and no arrests have been made.
