Iranian officials say a man fatally shot two prominent hard-line judges in Tehran, both of whom allegedly took part in the mass execution of dissidents in 1988.

An armed assailant fatally shot two notorious Iranian judges inside the Islamic Republic’s supreme court on Saturday.

The assailant was not directly involved in any case under review by the court and the authorities have launched an investigation to uncover further details” Mizan Online News Agency stated.

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Two senior Iranian Supreme Court judges involved in handling espionage and terrorism cases were shot dead in the capital Tehran on Saturday, Iran's judiciary said.

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On Saturday morning, a gunman assassinated two Iranian judges outside the Supreme Court in Tehran. Hujjatoleslam Razini and Hujjatoleslam Moghiseh were martyred in the terrorist attack. The attacker committed suicide immediately after conducting the attack. pic.twitter.com/jImUP1qXun