Two judges of Iran's Supreme Court were shot dead and a third injured on Saturday.
The incident occurred in Tehran on Saturday, according to the judicial authority's Mizan news website.
Judicial authorities identified the slain judges as Ayatollahs Mohammad Moghiseh and Ali Rajini.
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The Iranian flag waves in a park in northwestern Tehran on October 3, 2023. (Morteza Nicobazul/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
According to the website, the gunman shot and killed a judge outside the Supreme Court before committing suicide.
According to Iranian media, the bodyguard of one of the judges was also injured in the attack.
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The motive for the assassination remains unclear.
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Opposition websites have previously reported that Moghise was involved in the trials of people he considered political prisoners.
Reuters contributed to this report.
