Prosecutor, several security personnel killed in Iran protests, judiciary official says

An Iranian prosecutor and several security personnel were killed during unrest in the city of Esfarayen in North Khorasan province, the head of the province’s judiciary said on Friday.

“Last night, during the unrest in Esfarayen, Ali Akbar Hosseinzadeh, the public and revolutionary prosecutor, was present in the city to carry out field supervision alongside police and security forces,” the official said.

He said what he described as rioters “set fire to the trailer where the prosecutor and security personnel were stationed and did not allow emergency teams to reach them.”

“Orders have been issued to identify those responsible for this incident,” he added.