Incident Summary:

04/27/2019: Assailants opened fire on Hujjat-ul-Islam Mustafa Ghasemi, a Shia cleric, in Hamadan, Iran. Ghasemi was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201904270030

When:
2019-04-27

Country:
Iran

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Hamadan

City:
Hamadan

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Religious Figures/Institutions
Name of Entity Unknown
Specific Description Shiite Cleric: Hujjat-ul-Islam Mustafa Ghasemi
Nationality of Target Iran
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Unknown Gun Type
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?No
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Unknown No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 1 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 1
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Shia cleric assassinated in Iran," Anadolu Agency (AA), April 27, 2019.