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Tehran Denies Any Link To Stabbing Of Iranian TV Presenter In London


The presenter was stabbed outside his London home on Friday.

The Tehran government has denied that it had any part on the attack on an Iran International TV presenter outside his London home. It adds that the Metropolitan police said a motive for the attack was not yet clear, but Zeraati’s job and recent threats to UK-based Iranian journalists meant the investigation was being led by counter-terrorism officers. The Observer reports that staff at Zeraati’s employer, Iran International TV, have been subject to threats from the Iranian regime, which considers the broadcaster a terrorist organisation.

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