Abbas-Ali Soleimani, a powerful Iranian cleric, has been assassinated in an armed attack, APA reports citing Mint.
Abbas-Ali Soleimani was inside a bank when he was assassinated. According to the eyewitnesses, an unidentified person snatched the gun of a guard and shot at Ayatollah Abbas-Ali Soleimani, killing him on the spot.
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Abbas-Ali Soleimani was a member of the Assembly of Experts which selects the country's supreme leader.
The attack on the Iranian cleric Abbas-Ali Soleimani took place in the city of Babolsar in the northern province of Mazandaran on Wednesday. The assailant was arrested soon after the attack.
Source: Azeri-Press News Agency