Two judges in Iran shot dead

Both judges took part in the mass execution of dissidents in 1988. Pic/X

A man shot two prominent hardline judges - Mohammad Mogheiseh and Ali Razini - in Iran's capital Tehran on Saturday, state media reported.

"According to initial investigations, the person in question did not have a case in the Supreme Court, the news agency said.

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