Iran Executes Man Convicted of Spying for Israel
Iran has executed a man convicted of spying for Israel and of assassinating an Iranian nuclear scientist.
Majid Jamali Fashi, 24, was hanged early Tuesday morning, according to Iranian news reports. He was sentenced to death in August, 2010, for the murder of Ali Mohammadi, a particle physics professor at Tehran University killed by a remote-controlled bomb in a January 2010 attack.
Mohammadi is one of four scientists that Iran has accused Israel and the United States of assassinating in the last two years.
Fashi was accused of traveling outside of Iran to receive Mossad special training.
In April, more than 15 Iranian and foreign nationals reportedly were arrested for carrying out alleged terrorist missions for Israel in Iran, according to IRNA, Iran’s official news agency. The group was accused of spying for Israel, the attempted assassination of an Iranian expert and sabotage.
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