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| Iranian cyber warfare commander shot dead in suspected assassination |
| 2013-10-03 |
| Mojtaba Ahmadi, who served as commander of the Cyber War Headquarters, was found dead in a wooded area near the town of Karaj, north-west of the capital, Tehran. Five Iranian nuclear scientists and the head of the country’s ballistic missile programme have been killed since 2007. The regime has accused Israel’s external intelligence agency, the Mossad, of carrying out these assassinations. Ahmadi was last seen leaving his home for work on Saturday. He was later found with two bullets in the heart, according to Alborz, a website linked to the Revolutionary Guard Corps. “I could see two bullet wounds on his body and the extent of his injuries indicated that he had been assassinated from a close range with a pistol,” an eyewitness told the website. The commander of the local police said that two people on a motorbike had been involved in the assassination. The Facebook page of the officers of the Cyber War Headquarters confirmed that Ahmadi had been one of their commander and posted messages of condolence. But Alborz users warned that the openly accessible book of condolence could harm Iran’s national security. “Stop giving more information about him. The counter-revolutionaries will take advantage of his murder,” said one post. “It sounds like a hit job for a security officer of this importance”. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #17 I'm tripping on the notion that officers in a cyber command--any cyber command--would have a Facebook page. |
| Posted by: Classical_Liberal 2013-10-03 19:48 |
| #16 Probably lured to the park by a woman or a promise of receiving a new iPhone 5s |
| Posted by: Airandee 2013-10-03 19:41 |
| #15 Wow - that kill -KILL ... command really works! |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2013-10-03 14:17 |
| #14 Extra butter with that, Mike ? :-D |
| Posted by: Barbara 2013-10-03 13:48 |
| #13 He's logged out now... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2013-10-03 12:43 |
| #12 Now now, be nice, lets not get into a pithing contest. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2013-10-03 12:39 |
| #11 I'm not reading this one, Bobby's is pithier. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2013-10-03 12:23 |
| #10 The Mossad's preferred weapon used to be a .22 Baretta. Agents were taught to fire twice to finish off their target. |
| Posted by: Deadeye Omose9903 2013-10-03 11:08 |
| #9 Which park? Fort Marcy? |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2013-10-03 09:59 |
| #8 Left out the beak |
| Posted by: Heriberto Flatle2591 2013-10-03 09:29 |
| #7 Mojtaba Akhmadi joins cold case file of Iraqi Supergun developer, Gerald Vincent Bull (March 9, 1928 – March 22, 1990). |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2013-10-03 08:27 |
| #6 He was later found with two bullets in the heart Suicide. He was very determined. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2013-10-03 06:04 |
| #5 Whatta shame. Popcorn, anyone? Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2013-10-03 05:51 |
| #4 found dead in a wooded area He was later found with two bullets in the heart two people on a motorbike had been involved Why the woods, why the heart, how did they get him there on a cycle? |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2013-10-03 02:59 |
| #3 What about the head tap? Everybody is cutting back. Things are tough all over. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2013-10-03 01:07 |
| #2 He was later found with two bullets in the heart What about the head tap? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2013-10-03 01:00 |
| #1 "He's dead, Jim..." |
| Posted by: Raj 2013-10-03 00:18 |