Israeli Attack On Iranian Prison Killed 71 People
ANKARA, June 29 (Bernama-Anadolu) -- An Israeli air strike on a prison in the Iranian capital, Tehran, last week killed 71 people and injured many others, Anadolu Ajansi (AA) reported, citing local media.
A spokesman for Iran's judiciary, Asghar Jahangir, on Sunday condemned the attack on Evin Prison as a 'full-fledged crime by Zionist forces,' stressing that the strike also impacted civilians living near the prison's visitation and judicial buildings, according to Iran's Mehr news agency.
The casualties include prison administrative staff, conscripted soldiers, inmates, relatives of prisoners, as well as civilians living near the prison, some of whom lost their lives in the air strike, the spokesman added.
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