Updated in: 28 February 2024 - 12:38

5 suspects detained over deadly stabbing attack on clergymen in Mashhad

TEHRAN (Defapress) - The prosecutor general of the major Iranian city of Mashhad where a man attacked seminary students in Imam Reza shrine earlier on Tuesday said that 5 people have been arrested so far over the stabbing attack.
News ID: 84015
Publish Date: 06April 2022 - 01:51

5 suspects detained over deadly stabbing attack on clergymen in MashhadMohammad Hossein Droudy, the Prosecutor general of Mashhad said on Tuesday afternoon that as many as 5 people were arrested in relation with today's incident at the holy shrine of Imam Reza in the heart of Mashhad.

The prosecutor general said about the detained suspects that one person was the assailant and 4 others were suspected of collaborating with him.

A man with knife attacked the seminary students at Imam Reza shrine in the holy city of Mashhad in northeast Iran on Tuesday afternoon, injuring three seminary students.

The latest reports say that one of the injured seminary students succumbed to their injuries and became martyred in hospital.

Video footage of the attack that was immediately released to the media after the attack showed the attacker was captured by the people at the scene of the crime alive and handed over to the security forces.

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