Brigadier general Javad Keshavarz, who was in charge of the counter narcotics force in the eastern city of Mashhad, was killed in “an attack by armed rioters” at around 9:30pm local time (6pm UK time), according to the report. Iran latest: ‘More than 500 now dead’ in Iran protests with ‘around 10,000’ arrested, say Senior Iranian security official killed by protesters in Mashhad – state TV
Footage shared on social media overnight appeared to show clashes between the security force and protesters in Mashhad .
A former acting deputy governor for political and security affairs in Iran’s Semnan province was killed Friday evening in the northeastern city of Mashhad, Iranian media reported Saturday.
The semiofficial Tasnim News Agency, which is affiliated with Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, said Farajollah Shooshtari was killed during unrest in the city, calling the incident an “assassination” carried out by armed individuals.
According to the report, Shooshtari was previously involved in social and cultural activities in Mashhad.
Tasnim said Shooshtari was the son of Nourali Shooshtari, a senior Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commander who was killed in a suicide bombing in 2009 in southeastern Iran.
Iranian authorities have not yet released an official statement on the news, which comes some two weeks into widespread protests across the country.
