Iran university lecturer killed in bomb blast

An Iranian university lecturer was killed when a remote-controlled bomb hidden on his motorbike exploded in Tehran on Tuesday, APA reports quoting Iran’s state-run English-language Press TV.

"Massoud Mohammadi, professor at Tehran University, was killed in a booby-trapped motorbike blast on Tuesday," Press TV said, adding that it was a "remote control bomb blast."

"The explosion took place near the professor’s home in Qeytariyeh neighbourhood, in northern Tehran," it said without giving further details.

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