At least 71 killed in Israel's attack on Tehran's Evin prison, Iran says
At least 71 people were killed in Israel's attack on Monday on Tehran's Evin prison, a notorious facility where many political activists have been held, Iran's judiciary said.
Spokesman Asghar Jahangir posted on the office's official Mizan news agency website on Sunday that those killed included staff, soldiers, prisoners and members of visiting families.
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The agency had earlier confirmed that the top prosecutor at the prison had been killed in the strike.
It said Ali Ghanaatkar, whose prosecution of dissidents led to widespread criticism by human rights groups, would be buried at a shrine in Qom.
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