Intelligence Minister Visits Rahmatabadi’s Assassination Site For Inspection

Tehran, Nov 11, IRNA – Intelligence Minister Seyyed Mahmoud Alavi, accompanied by a group of companions, attended the scene of the assassination that claimed life of Deputy Industries, Mines and Trade Minister Safdar Rahmatabadi, Sunday night. Alavi directed his staffs on how to conduct their inspections to achieve fast and precise results during the visit. The assassination by an unidentified terrorist occurred in Tehran’s Sabalan Square while the late deputy minister was riding his Peugeot passenger car from the square towards East Janbazan (Golbarg) Street. According to the eye witnesses, the unidentified terrorist shot two bullets, one into Rahmatabadi’s chest and the other in his head. Disciplinary forces, along with criminal police officers, rushed to the scene of the assassination urgently and an ambulance carried his dead corpse away after their inspections ended. One of the police officers at the crime scene told IRNA that according to the evidence at the scene, the terrorist had shot the bullets from inside his own car. “Since two bullet shells were found inside the car, the terrorist had most probably been talking with Rahmatabadi.” The police officer also said that there were no signs of any physical engagement, or beating at the place of the assassination. According to the crime police and the comments by the eye witnesses, the assassination took place at about 7:50 pm Tehran time, about two and a half hours after the sunset./end