A leading Iranian nuclear physicist has been shot dead near his home in Tehran, according to Iranian media reports.
The Iranian Students News Agency (Isna) identified him as Daryoush Rezaei, 45, and also noted that his wife was wounded in the attack. Other reports he was shot at by gunman riding a motorcycle, but this has not been independently confirmed.
"The investigation to identify the motorcyclists involved in the assassination has begun," the Mehr news agency quoted a police official as saying, adding that Rezai's wife was taken to hospital.
Isna said Rezaei was connected to the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, a body that supervises the country's complex of nuclear installations, including uranium enrichment facilities. More...
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The Iranian Students News Agency (Isna) identified him as Daryoush Rezaei, 45, and also noted that his wife was wounded in the attack. Other reports he was shot at by gunman riding a motorcycle, but this has not been independently confirmed.
"The investigation to identify the motorcyclists involved in the assassination has begun," the Mehr news agency quoted a police official as saying, adding that Rezai's wife was taken to hospital.
Isna said Rezaei was connected to the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, a body that supervises the country's complex of nuclear installations, including uranium enrichment facilities. More...
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