The Killing Of Nuclear Scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh

The Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was assassinated Friday east of Tehran was shot by a remote-controlled machine gun operating out of another car, the semi-official Fars News Agency. He was the head of the research centre of new technology in the elite Revolutionary Guards and was a leading figure in Iran’s nuclear program.

With top Iranian officials blaming Israel, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei and others have promised revenge for the killing of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, the country’s chief nuclear scientist. There were conflicting accounts from Iranian news agencies about how the attack unfolded.

According to a published report in  Fars News, it is reported that on Friday  Fakhrizadeh was travelling with his wife in a bulletproof car, alongside three security personnel vehicles, when all of sudden he heard some bullet alike sound hitting the vehicle. To which he exited the vehicle to determine what had happened. When he left the vehicle, a remote-controlled machine gun opened fire from a Nissan stopped about 150 meters (164 yards) from Fakhrizadeh’s car.

The report further elaborates that he was hit at least three times, and his bodyguard was shot too where the attack was lasted for about three minutes.

Although till now there is no such confirmation of such news.

According to the CNN reports the semi-official Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA) also said Fakhrizadeh’s car was hit by gunfire, followed by an explosion and more gunfire, citing Iranian Defense Minister Brig. Gen. Amir Hatami.According to ISNA Hatami stated that “Based on reports received from members of his security detail, Mr. Fakhrizadeh’s vehicle was initially targeted by gunfire, after which a Nissan vehicle laden with explosives was set off in close proximity to them as gunfire, targeting their vehicle, was continuing.”

(CNN)