Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Bomb kills Iran nuclear physicist tied to Mousavi

Like something from a movie.

in reference to:

"A nuclear physics professor who publicly backed Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi in the disputed June presidential election was killed Tuesday when a remote-controlled bomb rigged to a motorcycle blew up outside his home. State media identified the victim as Masoud Ali Mohammadi, 50, a professor at Tehran University, which has been at the center of recent protests by student opposition supporters. Before the election, pro-reform Web sites published Ali Mohammadi's name among a list of 240 Tehran University teachers who supported Mousavi. GA_googleFillSlot("news_story_instory");adsonar_placementId=1434709;adsonar_pid=651758;adsonar_ps=-1;adsonar_zw=250;adsonar_zh=225;adsonar_jv='ads.adsonar.com'; The government blamed the bombing on an armed Iranian opposition group that it said operated under the direction of Israel and the U.S. Iran often accuses both countries of meddling in its affairs—both when it comes to postelection unrest and its nuclear program. Israel's foreign ministry had no comment. Reflecting the internal tension that grew out of election, hard-line government supporters called at recent street rallies for the execution of opposition leaders."
- Bomb kills Iran nuclear physicist tied to Mousavi (view on Google Sidewiki)

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