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Iranian soldier fires at fellow servicemen, kills 4 – local media | |
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An Iranian soldier opened fire on his fellow servicemen at a military air base 10 kilometers to the south of Tehran, IRNA news agency reported. Four soldiers were killed and eight injured in the attack, it said. | |
The victims were sent to the hospital following the shooting in Kahrizak, according to local health officials, as cited by the IRNA news agency. | |
A similar incident occurred last month when a soldier gunned down three servicemen, wounded six others, and then shot himself at a barracks in the vicinity of Abyek, about 90 kilometers northwest of Tehran. | |
The soldier reportedly experienced an episode of “temporary psychosis,” ISNA reported. | |
Military service of up to two years is obligatory for men from the age of 19 and above in Iran. | Military service of up to two years is obligatory for men from the age of 19 and above in Iran. |
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