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Thu, 11/12/2009 - 16:21
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Spokesman of Iranian consulate killed in Pakistan
Gunmen shot dead spokesman of the Iranian consulate in the Pakistani northwestern city of Peshawar on Thursday, police and witnesses said.
Syed Abul Hasan, Director Public Relations in the Iranian consulate in Peshawar, the capital of North West Frontier Province (NWFP), was killed in Gulbarg area of the city, police officer Nisar Ali said.
Hasan was shifted to a hospital while he was in a critical condition. He died of wounds.
No group has so far claimed responsibility for the attack.
Witnesses said that two gunmen, riding motorcycle, fled the scene after the attack.
Police said that the gunmen opened fire at Hasan, a Pakistani national, as he came out of his residence to go to the office.
Ali said that the Iranian consulate official received at least four bullets.
Last November gunmen kidnapped Iranian commercial attache Heshmatollah Attarzadeh in Peshawar. His driver was killed when the gunmen fired at his car. He has been missing since then.
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Syed Abul Hasan, Director Public Relations in the Iranian consulate in Peshawar, the capital of North West Frontier Province (NWFP), was killed in Gulbarg area of the city, police officer Nisar Ali said.
Hasan was shifted to a hospital while he was in a critical condition. He died of wounds.
No group has so far claimed responsibility for the attack.
Witnesses said that two gunmen, riding motorcycle, fled the scene after the attack.
Police said that the gunmen opened fire at Hasan, a Pakistani national, as he came out of his residence to go to the office.
Ali said that the Iranian consulate official received at least four bullets.
Last November gunmen kidnapped Iranian commercial attache Heshmatollah Attarzadeh in Peshawar. His driver was killed when the gunmen fired at his car. He has been missing since then.
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