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The Hafte Tir bombing: A bomb exploded in the Islamic Republican Party (IRP) headquarters building during a meeting of almost the entire leadership

28 de jun. de 1981 · 31.25° N, 29.99° E

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28 de jun. de 1981
Tipo
Evento
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31.25° N, 29.99° E

Posicionado em: coordinates of the event it links, Haft-e Tir bombing.

Resumo

The Hafte Tir bombing: A bomb exploded in the Islamic Republican Party (IRP) headquarters building during a meeting of almost the entire leadership. Over seventy were killed, including Chief Justice Mohammad Beheshti (the second most powerful man in Iran at the time, after Ruhollah Khomeini), several cabinet members, and 27 members of the Majles (Islamic Consultative Assembly or parliament.) Numerous additional attacks on the leadership followed. Ali Khamenei, later to become the second Supreme Leader of Iran, had been wounded by a bomb concealed in a tape recorder on June 27. Mohammad-Ali Rajai was assassinated on August 30.

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