Israeli Strike on Tehran\u2019s Evin Prison Kills 71
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An Israeli airstrike on Evin Prison in Tehran on June 23 killed 71 people, according to Iranian judiciary spokesperson Asghar Jahangir. Reuters reported that the victims included prison staff, conscripts, detainees, visiting family members, and nearby residents. <\/p>\n
The strike came at the end of an air war with Iran, expanding Israel\u2019s targets to symbols of Iran\u2019s government. Evin Prison is known for holding political prisoners and foreign nationals, including two French citizens, Reuters said. <\/p>\n
France\u2019s Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot called the strike \u201cunacceptable,\u201d saying it endangered French detainees. Surviving prisoners have been moved to other facilities in Tehran province.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Israeli Strike on Tehran\u2019s Evin Prison Kills 71 ……………… An Israeli airstrike on Evin Prison in Tehran on June 23 killed 71 people, according to Iranian judiciary spokesperson Asghar Jahangir. Reuters reported that the victims included prison staff, conscripts, detainees, visiting family members, and nearby residents. The strike came at the end of an air …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":128266,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_108372464460192_245495985553329":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[12494],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-128267","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-israel"],"yoast_head":"\n