Majid Shahriari
Majid Schahriari , also Schahrijari , ( Persian مجید شهریاری; * around 1970 ; † November 29, 2010 in Tehran ) was an Iranian nuclear scientist .
Life
Shahriari was involved in one of the country's largest nuclear projects. He was a former student of Ali Akbar Salehi , the head of the Iranian Atomic Energy Agency, and a member of the atomic faculty at Tehran's Shahid Beheschti University .
He fell victim to a car bomb attack in Tehran on November 29, 2010. His wife was injured in the process. The nuclear physicist Fereidun Abbassi was seriously injured in a second attack carried out at the same time in Tehran . The Iranian leadership accuses the United States and Israel of being involved in the attacks aimed at sabotaging the Iranian nuclear program . Western media also suspect a connection with the series of attacks that began on January 12, 2010 with the murder of the theoretical particle physicist Massud Ali-Mohammadis .
On November 29, 2011, the first anniversary of Shahriari's death, the British embassy in central Tehran was stormed by protesters . In choruses, they called the diplomatic mission a “spy cave”, recalling the hostage-taking of Tehran in 1979 when a group of Iranian students occupied the US embassy.
Web links
- "Iran suspects Israel and the USA after attacking nuclear physicists" , Hamburger Abendblatt , November 29, 2010.
Individual evidence
- ↑ According to research by the LA Times , Shahriari was around 40 years old. "Nuclear scientist killed by bomb in Iran", in: LA Times , November 30, 2010.
- ^ "Assassination attempt in rush hour traffic - suspicion of Mossad" , sueddeutsche.de , November 29, 2010
- ↑ Great Britain appalled by the storming of the embassy Spiegel Online , November 29, 2011
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Shahriari, Majid |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Shahrijari, Majid; Shahriari, Majid |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Iranian physicist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1970 |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 29, 2010 |
| Place of death | Tehran |