What the records say
- When
- 10 Apr 1999
- Kind
- Assassination
- Coordinates
- 35.69° N, 51.39° E
- Description
- political assassination in Iran
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Assassination of Ali Sayyad Shirazi
1999 Iranian political killing by the MEK
On 10 April 1999, 6:45 a.m local time, Ali Sayyad Shirazi, the deputy chief of staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, was assassinated while leaving his home for work. He was killed by an Mojahedin-e Khalq (MEK) assailant, an Iranian opposition group, who was disguised as a street cleaner and handed Shirazi a letter just before shooting him.
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