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Senior Sunni cleric shot dead by unidentified gunmen in southeast Iran
🇮🇷 IranSep 14, 2026 15:16SRC: MIDDLE EAST EYEBY: Bilge Kotan
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Senior Sunni cleric shot dead by unidentified gunmen in southeast Iran Molavi Yusef Gorgij, a senior Sunni Muslim cleric, was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in southeastern Iran on Monday, the official news agency IRNA reported. IRNA quoted a local governor as saying Gorgij "was active in the fight against divisive elements and Zionism", a description suggesting the cleric was pro-government.
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Senior Sunni cleric shot dead by unidentified gunmen in southeast Iran
Molavi Yusef Gorgij, a senior Sunni Muslim cleric, was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in southeastern Iran on Monday, the official news agency IRNA reported.
IRNA quoted a local governor as saying Gorgij "was active in the fight against divisive elements and Zionism", a description suggesting the cleric was pro-government.
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