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Iranian Nuclear Scientist Assassinated

HeadlineNov 29, 2010

In Iran, one nuclear scientist has been killed and another seriously wounded in separate bomb attacks in Tehran. Assailants on motorcycles reportedly attached bombs to the cars of the scientists as they were driving to work. Majid Shahriari is at least the third Iranian nuclear scientist to die under suspicious circumstances in recent years. Iranian State TV blamed Israel for the attack.

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