The funeral of Abbas Ali Soleimani, who was killed by a bank employee with a Kalashnikov weapon

Authorities offered no immediate motive for the attack in Babolsar, in Iran’s Mazandaran province, just north of the capital, Tehran. Initially, state television described a man overpowering a guard and shooting the cleric. But later surveillance footage shared widely by the media showed the shooter inside the bank, openly carrying a firearm, and milling around briefly before he walked up to Soleimani and shot him. As the shot rings out, Soleimani’s white turban falls to the floor as he goes limp. A window behind the cleric shatters. Two men, one of them wearing a green uniform, are seen staring and apparently stunned. They later grab the man before the footage ends.

April 28, 2023 | 9:24 pm