Iran Executes Shahram Sadeghi Over January Protest Attack That Injured 7 Police
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Updated · CBS New York · Aug 17
Iran Executes Shahram Sadeghi Over January Protest Attack That Injured 7 Police
3 articles · Updated · CBS New York · Aug 17
Summary
Iran's judiciary said Shahram Sadeghi was executed Sunday after being convicted of running over police officers with his car during anti-government protests in Karaj on Jan. 8.
Mizan Online said the attack wounded seven officers and described it as an action carried out in support of Israel and the United States.
The protests began in late December over the high cost of living and escalated into broader anti-government unrest, peaking on Jan. 8 and 9.
Iranian authorities say more than 3,000 people died in the unrest, blaming terrorist acts orchestrated by the U.S. and Israel, while rights groups abroad say security forces fired on protesters.