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1st LD: Iran's lawmaker survives assassination attempt

Xinhua, July 10, 2016 Adjust font size:

The Iranian senior lawmaker, Heshmatollah Falahat Pisheh, survived an assassination attempt on Sunday, state IRIB TV reported.

The armed men opened fire at the car carrying the parliament member and a number of local officials in the Rijab region bordering Iraq, but he narrowly escaped the assassination attempt, the report said.

In the incident, Falahat Pisheh and the governor of Dalahoo city in Kemanshah province were injured, and the driver of the car and the head of veterinary organization of Dalahoo were killed, semi-official Fars news gency reported.

Following the shooting, four gunmen set their own car ablaze and ran to the border region, Tasnim news agency reported. Endit