Iran's Revolutionary Guards say colonel assassinated in Tehran
Members of Iran's Revolutionary Guards march during a parade to commemorate the anniversary of the Iran-Iraq war (1980-88), in Tehran September 22, 2010. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl/File Photo
Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Sunday that one of its officers, Colonel Sayad Khodai, was killed in a rare assassination in Tehran, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported.
Khodai was "one of the defenders of the shrine", it said, referring to military personnel or advisers which Iran says fight on its behalf to protect Shi'ite sites in Iraq or Syria against groups such as Islamic State.
Two people on a motorcycle opened fire on Khodai, Tasnim reported, citing an informed source.
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