Leading Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was wounded in an attack outside the capital Tehran on Friday and was being treated in a hospital, the semi-official Fars news agency announced.
Shortly before, several Iranian news outlets including state broadcaster IRIB said a nuclear and missile scientist had been assassinated in an attack. But there was no formal confirmation of death, and Tehran’s nuclear energy body said there had been no occurrence involving a nuclear scientist.
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