Iranian Gen. Ghodratollah Mansouri shot himself in the head by accident, according to a report. (IRNA, File)
Reuters: Iran Guards general dies of self-inflicted accidental gunshot: report
DUBAI (Reuters) - A Revolutionary Guards general, who headed a military base in a sensitive security area in northeastern Iran, died on Sunday after he accidentally shot himself in the head while cleaning his gun, the official news agency IRNA reported.
The report identified the commander as General Qodratollah Mansouri, a veteran of the Iran-Iraq war in the 1980s.
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Update: Iran says general fatally shot himself by accident (FOX News/AP)
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4 comments:
Of all people to not check their weapon before cleaning it; a career soldier and who had experienced war as a young man.
Mossad written all over it, no general is that careless or stupid.
Meh, I wouldn't even go that far. Sounds more like an inside job by the way it's been announced.
Might have been suicide by "we kill your family if you don't".
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