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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 21 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week 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 9 points 1 week ago

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

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago
[–] toiletobserver 3 points 1 week ago

Oh no! Anyway...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Sow chaos, reap chaos

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