Senior Sunni cleric shot dead by unidentified gunmen in southeast Iran - Iranian state media


Sept ⁠14 (Reuters) - Molavi ⁠Yusef Gorgij, a ‌senior Sunni Muslim cleric, was ​shot dead ⁠by unidentified ⁠gunmen in southeastern ⁠Iran ‌on Monday, ⁠the official news ​agency ‌IRNA reported.

IRNA quoted ⁠a ​local governor as ⁠saying Gorgij "was active ​in the fight against divisive ⁠elements and Zionism", a description suggesting ​the ⁠cleric was pro-government.

(Reporting ​by ‌Dubai newsroom, ​Editing by Timothy Heritage)

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