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Iran’s top nuclear scientist assassinated
Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was assassinated near the capital Tehran, the country's defence ministry has confirmed.
Iran’s most senior nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh has died in hospital after gunmen opened fire on the scientist in his car. Iran's Foreign Minister has condemned the killing "as an act of state terror".
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(Photo: Prominent Iranian scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh is seen in Iran, in this undated photo. Credit: Official Khamenei Website/West Asia News Agency Handout via REUTERS).
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