Iran's English-language Press TV said on Monday that the weapon used in the killing of a prominent Iranian nuclear scientist last week was made in Israel.
"The weapon collected from the site of the terrorist act (where Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was assassinated) bears the logo and specifications of the Israeli military industry," an unnamed source told Press TV.
Speaking before the report, Israeli intelligence minister Eli Cohen told radio station 103 FM on Monday that he did not know who was responsible....
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Israel’s representatives around the world must be extra cautious after Iran threatened to retaliate for the assassination of nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizade, Foreign Ministry Director-General Alon Ushipiz warned in a cable sent to all Israeli missions abroad on Monday.
ReplyDeleteIn addition, the Foreign Ministry raised the security level in several Israeli missions abroad.
No hit man was involved in the recent assassination of Iranian scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council said.
ReplyDeleteSpeaking to reporters on the sidelines of burial of the late Iranian scientist on Monday, Ali Shamkhani said the distinguished figure was assassinated in a complicated operation that involved electronic equipment without any assassin at the scene.
“Unfortunately, the operation was a very complicated one. It took place with the employment of electronic equipment. No person (assassin) was present at the scene,” he explained.