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| Pouria Zeraati: Three accused of TV presenter attack have left UK | Pouria Zeraati: Three accused of TV presenter attack have left UK |
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| Pouria Zeraati said he was "feeling better" and recovering | Pouria Zeraati said he was "feeling better" and recovering |
| Three men suspected of being involved in the stabbing of an Iranian TV host in south London have left the UK, the Metropolitan Police has said. | Three men suspected of being involved in the stabbing of an Iranian TV host in south London have left the UK, the Metropolitan Police has said. |
| Pouria Zeraati, 36, was stabbed outside his home in Wimbledon on Friday afternoon. | Pouria Zeraati, 36, was stabbed outside his home in Wimbledon on Friday afternoon. |
| He has since been discharged from hospital. | He has since been discharged from hospital. |
| Cdr Dominic Murphy, said: "We have identified three suspects who we believe left the UK within hours of the attack." | Cdr Dominic Murphy, said: "We have identified three suspects who we believe left the UK within hours of the attack." |
| Detectives have established Mr Zeraati was approached by two men in a residential street and stabbed before the pair fled in a blue Mazda 3 driven by a third male. | Detectives have established Mr Zeraati was approached by two men in a residential street and stabbed before the pair fled in a blue Mazda 3 driven by a third male. |
| The car was found abandoned in the New Malden area shortly after. | The car was found abandoned in the New Malden area shortly after. |
| "We have established that after abandoning the vehicle, the suspects travelled to Heathrow Airport and have left the UK," Cdr Murphy said in an update. | "We have established that after abandoning the vehicle, the suspects travelled to Heathrow Airport and have left the UK," Cdr Murphy said in an update. |
| "We are now working with international partners to establish further details." | |
| He added the Met was not yet able to provide further information about any motive, but Mr Zeraati's occupation, coupled with recent threats towards UK-based Iranian journalists, meant the investigation continued to be led by counter-terrorism officers. | He added the Met was not yet able to provide further information about any motive, but Mr Zeraati's occupation, coupled with recent threats towards UK-based Iranian journalists, meant the investigation continued to be led by counter-terrorism officers. |
| The Iranian regime has denied any involvement. | The Iranian regime has denied any involvement. |
| Pouria Zeraati is the television host of the Last Word program on Iran International | Pouria Zeraati is the television host of the Last Word program on Iran International |
| On Monday, Mr Zeraati thanked well-wishers for their "sympathy, kindness and love in the past few days". | On Monday, Mr Zeraati thanked well-wishers for their "sympathy, kindness and love in the past few days". |
| "Fortunately, I am feeling better, recovering and I have been discharged from the hospital," he posted on X. | "Fortunately, I am feeling better, recovering and I have been discharged from the hospital," he posted on X. |
| "My wife and I are residing at a safe place under the supervision of the Met Police." | "My wife and I are residing at a safe place under the supervision of the Met Police." |
| Mr Zeraati, the host of the Last Word on Iran International, claimed the suspects had purposefully planned the attack. | Mr Zeraati, the host of the Last Word on Iran International, claimed the suspects had purposefully planned the attack. |
| Iran International says it provides independent coverage of events in the country, but the regime in Tehran has declared it a terrorist organisation. | Iran International says it provides independent coverage of events in the country, but the regime in Tehran has declared it a terrorist organisation. |
| The channel's spokesman told BBC Radio 4's Today programme on Saturday the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) had been targeting journalists and their families. | The channel's spokesman told BBC Radio 4's Today programme on Saturday the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) had been targeting journalists and their families. |
| Adam Baillie said: "It was a shocking, shocking incident, whatever the outcome of an investigation reveals. | Adam Baillie said: "It was a shocking, shocking incident, whatever the outcome of an investigation reveals. |
| "But for him as a leading presenter, as with our other presenters and journalists, yes, it is a great shock. | "But for him as a leading presenter, as with our other presenters and journalists, yes, it is a great shock. |
| "It's the first attack of its kind." | "It's the first attack of its kind." |
| Iran's charge d'affaires in the UK, Mehdi Hosseini Matin, said "we deny any link". | Iran's charge d'affaires in the UK, Mehdi Hosseini Matin, said "we deny any link". |
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| Metropolitan Police Service | Metropolitan Police Service |
| London | London |
| Iran | Iran |