Powerful Iranian cleric killed in attack in north of Iran
A file photo taken on November 10, 2019 shows an Iranian flag at the Bushehr nuclear power plant
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.