Sept 14 (Reuters) – Molavi Yusef Gorgij, a senior Sunni Muslim cleric, was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in southeastern Iran on Monday, the official news agency IRNA reported. IRNA quoted a local governor as saying Gorgij “was active in the fight against divisive elements and Zionism”, a description suggesting the cleric was pro-government. (Reporting […]
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Senior Sunni cleric shot dead by unidentified gunmen in southeast Iran – Iranian state media
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Sept 14 (Reuters) – Molavi Yusef Gorgij, a senior Sunni Muslim cleric, was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in southeastern Iran on Monday, the official news agency IRNA reported.
IRNA quoted a local governor as saying Gorgij “was active in the fight against divisive elements and Zionism”, a description suggesting the cleric was pro-government.
(Reporting by Dubai newsroom, Editing by Timothy Heritage)