Senior Sunni cleric shot dead in southeastern Iran
On Monday, unidentified armed men shot dead Molavi Yousef Gorgij, a senior Sunni Muslim cleric, in southeastern Iran. The Jerusalem Post reported this, citing Iran’s official IRNA news agency.
IRNA data
According to IRNA, the attackers who shot Gorgij have not been identified. The agency reported the cleric’s death, but the information cited by the Jerusalem Post does not specify other circumstances of the attack.
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Statement by the local governor
IRNA also relayed remarks by the local governor, according to whom Gorgij had been active in combating “separatist elements and Zionism.” The Jerusalem Post noted that this characterization of the cleric’s activities indicates his support for the Iranian authorities.
The publication presented the report as developing news. Information about the killing is based on data from the Iranian state agency IRNA, as relayed by the Jerusalem Post.
