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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Police commander killed in northern Iran
2006-05-09
Tehran, Iran, May 08 – A senior commander of the State Security Forces, Iran’s paramilitary police, in the northern province of Golestan was killed by unknown assailants, state media reported on Monday.

Hassan Mohammad-Pour, the deputy commander of the SSF in Golestan Province, was killed while driving in his car on Saturday. The incident occurred on the road to Tapeh-Zibashahr in the province.
Coincidentally a region that is heavily Azeri and Kurdish.
Prior to receiving his post in Golestan, Mohammad-Pour was a senior police commander in the southern Iranian city of Zahedan.
Posted by:Steve White

#5  Faster, please. I look forward to the day when I can greedily rub my hands together.
Posted by: Mike N.   2006-05-09 15:05  

#4  very interesting.
Posted by: Liberalhawk   2006-05-09 09:31  

#3  You're welcome, Steve. Getting the facts straight is something that the Burg does a pretty good job of and I personally appreciate it.
Posted by: phil_b   2006-05-09 07:04  

#2  Thanks for the corrrection.
Posted by: Steve White   2006-05-09 00:44  

#1  Golestan has a Turkmen minority and a few other minorities like Baluchis. No Kurds or Azeris to speak of. Link

Sounds like an assasination.
Posted by: phil_b   2006-05-09 00:08  

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