Car Hits Pro-Government Gathering in Iran, Killing Four
Authorities said the driver was arrested after the crash killed four people and injured more than 10, with no immediate indication of a political motive.
- On Wednesday, a car struck a gathering of supporters of the Islamic Republic in Mashhad, Iran, killing four people and injuring more than 10, according to Iranian media reports.
- The vehicle, moving at high speed on Vakil Boulevard, collided with a Changan car before hitting safety barriers and crashing into the crowd, according to Razavi Khorasan Province traffic police chief Mohsen Mousa-Abadi.
- Colonel Musa Abadi stated initial investigations determined the driver was "not in a normal state," though authorities arrested the individual with no immediate indication of political motive.
- The gathering was part of recurring events supporting the Islamic Republic and its armed forces since the conflict with the United States began in late February, according to Mehr news agency.
- Recent military escalation between Tehran and Washington includes U.S. strikes on Larak Island and retaliatory Iranian actions targeting American military bases in Jordan, Kuwait, and Bahrain.
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Mashhad - A passionate gathering was held in the Iqbal neighborhood of Mashhad, attended by the mourning people of the area, following the bloody accident last night.
In Mashhad, Iran, a speeding car lost control and crashed into a crowd of government and armed forces supporters, killing four people and injuring more than ten.
A car drove into a pro-regime rally in Mashhad, northeastern Iran, on Wednesday night. Four people were killed and more than a dozen others were injured in the incident. The car drove into the crowd after a previous collision with another vehicle.
A car reached a concentration of supporters of the Iranian government and armed forces in the city of Mashhad, in the north-east of the country, during the early hours of Wednesday (2), killing four people and wounding more than 10, reported several Iranian media vehicles. A high-speed car first collided with another vehicle, lost control and then invaded the crowd after hitting security barriers and signs, told Noor News, quoting Mohsen Mousa-A…
4 killed after speeding car crashes into pro-government rally in Iran
A speeding car ploughed into a gathering of supporters of Iran's government and armed forces in Mashhad, killing four people and injuring more than 10. Authorities said the driver was arrested, found not in a normal state, and there was no immediate sign of a political motive.
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