Iranian officer shot dead in Tehran (IRGC, an elite part of the Iranian Armed Forces)

TEHRAN: An officer of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC, an elite part of the Iranian Armed Forces) was shot dead on a street in eastern Tehran on Sunday. This was reported by the IRNA agency with reference to the press service of the corps.

It is noted that we are talking about Colonel Sayad Khodai, who at the time of the assassination attempt was moving around the city by car. The press service of the IRGC called the incident an act of terrorism.

According to the agency, the assassination attempt took place around 16:00 local time in one of the alleys near the capital's Mujahedin-e Eslam street. The attack involved two people on a motorcycle. The attackers shot the IRGC officer five times.

Special order of the Chief Justice of Tehran Province to identify the perpetrators of the terrorist act on Mojahedin-e-Islam Street / Tehran Prosecutor appeared at the crime scene

 Media and Communications of the General Justice of Tehran Province: Following the cowardly assassination and martyrdom of one of the proud defenders of the shrine on Mojahedin-e-Islam Street in Tehran, Ali Al-Qasi, Chief Justice of Tehran Province, ordered the Tehran Prosecutor to expedite the identification and arrest of the perpetrators. .

The Chief Justice of Tehran Province also stressed the need to expedite the issuance of the necessary judicial orders in order to identify the factors involved in this crime.

Following the order of the Chief Justice of Tehran Province, the Tehran Prosecutor appeared in person at the crime scene and was informed about the manner and manner of this criminal act.

Hebrew media reports that the bodyguard of Sayad Khodai, who was assassinated and martyred in Tehran today, had made great efforts to transfer military equipment from Iran to Syria.

In a statement, the IRGC's public relations department announced the martyrdom of Sayad Khodaei, the proud defender of the holy shrine of the Revolutionary Guards, in a terrorist act against the revolution and elements affiliated with global arrogance.

In a statement announcing the criminal terrorist act of the counter-revolution and elements related to global arrogance in the martyrdom of one of the proud defenders of the shrine, the IRGC Public Relations Department added: This evening (Sunday) in one of the alleys leading to Mojahedin Islam Street in east Tehran, "Colonel Sayad Khodaei" was the target of a terrorist crime against the revolution and elements affiliated with global arrogance.