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The attacker reportedly used a handgun to shoot both judges, before killing himself.

Archived version: https://web.archive.org/web/20250118170827/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy4mvllgd1mo

SpinScore: https://spinscore.io/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.com%2Fnews%2Farticles%2Fcy4mvllgd1mo

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[–] cm0002@lemmy.world 21 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

The motive for the attack is unclear, but both judges are said to have played a role in the crackdown on opponents of the Islamic government since the 1980s

Ah, so they were pieces of shit who got karma'd then

Moghiseh, 68, has been sanctioned by the EU, the US and Canada over alleged human rights abuses.

[–] zib@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago

The only tragedy I see here is that the shooter killed himself. RIP

[–] nesc@lemmy.cafe 9 points 2 days ago
[–] toiletobserver@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Oh no! Anyway...

[–] __nobodynowhere@startrek.website 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Sow chaos, reap chaos

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