Three from same family killed during protests in Iran

Three members of the same family were killed after their car came under fire from Iranian security forces in the city of Karaj, west of Tehran, during protests on Jan. 9, Iran International has learned.

The victims were identified as Bijan Mostafavi, a retired education worker, his wife Zahra Bani Amerian, a retired social security employee, and their 19-year-old son, Danial Mostafavi, a university student, a source close to the family said.

According to information received by Iran International, the family was inside their private vehicle when it was hit by heavy gunfire amid unrest in the area.

The couple’s older son, Davoud Mostafavi, was also in the car at the time, but there was no confirmed information about his condition at the time of publication.

Iran International has previously reported that at least 12,000 protesters were killed in Iran, mostly over two nights on Jan. 8 and 9.