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Handout of General Nourali Shoushtari, deputy head of Revolutionary Guards' ground forces
18 Oct 2009
Source: Reuters
 
EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to film or take pictures in Tehran. General Nourali Shoushtari, deputy head of Revolutionary Guards' ground forces is seen in this undated photo released to Reuters October 18, 2009. A suicide bomber killed six senior Revolutionary Guards commanders and 23 other people in one of the boldest attacks on Iran's most powerful military institution. Two high-ranking commanders among the dead were General Shoushtari, and the Guards' commander in Sistan-Baluchestan province, General Mohammadzadeh, news agencies reported. REUTERS/Handout (IRAN MILITARY POLITICS OBITUARY CONFLICT IMAGES OF THE DAY HEADSHOT) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS
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