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Iran in turmoil: Coronavirus kills the 'butcher' of Tehran
2020-03-10
[Israel Hayom] Websites affiliated with Iran's exiled opposition celebrate the death of Mohammad Haj Abolghasemi, 71, calling him a "butcher" and a "hangman" due to his role in brutally suppressing civilian protests. Meanwhile, experts worry Iran's percentage of deaths to infections, now around 3.3%, is much higher than other countries.

Another senior Iranian official has been killed by the coronavirus, Iran's Tasnim News Agency reported on Wednesday, a day after Iran put its armed forces on alert to assist health officials in battling the virus, which has killed at least 77 people in an outbreak that has sickened top officials and pushed even supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei into wearing disposable gloves while trying to reassure the nation.

Mohammad Haj Abolghasemi, 71, was hospitalized in Tehran a few days ago and died on Tuesday, state media reported.
Posted by:Besoeker

#7  Insh'Allah, baby.
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2020-03-10 16:10  

#6  Fortunately, SteveS, all good Muslims know the answer - it's the Juice.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2020-03-10 14:15  

#5  I don't know enough Islamic theology to know if it has a "Shit Happens!" aspect, but if everything that does occur is the will of Allen, y'all done pissed Him off something fierce.
Posted by: SteveS   2020-03-10 14:06  

#4  Wipe them out.

All of them.
Posted by: DarthVader   2020-03-10 13:55  

#3  IRNA Tehran – Iranian conservative politician and member of parliament 56-year-old Fatemah Rahbar fell into coma on Thursday due to the coronavirus infection and was admitted to the hospital, after two days she succumbed to death. She was among the top candidates in Tehran for the conservatives, who overwhelmingly won February’s general election.
Iran’s former ambassador to Vatican and Khomeini’s former representative in the Ministry of Islamic Guidance Sayyed Hojatol Eslam Hadi Khosroshai died on February 27 due to coronavirus.
On Tuesday, an official of Basij Resistance Force Mohammad Haj Abolghasemi died due to the coronavirus infection.
Posted by: b   2020-03-10 09:20  

#2  Looks like the 12th Imam's well was infected. Sick puppy, he is-- in more ways than one.
Posted by: Lex   2020-03-10 08:48  

#1  Please let the Ayatollah be next.
Posted by: Alistaire Tingle9882   2020-03-10 07:35  

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