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| Iranian media now says five inmates killed by Israeli strike on Evin prison last month |
| 2025-07-13 |
| [IsraelTimes] An Israeli airstrike on Iran’s capital last month killed five inmates at Evin prison and resulted in the escape of several others, Iranian media reports. The semi-official ILNA news agency and other Iranian media quote a spokesman for Iran’s judiciary that the five inmates killed in the June 23 strike had been convicted on financial offences. The spokesman doesn’t name the victims or give any further details. The judiciary’s own news website, Mizanonline, quotes spokesman Asghar Jahangir as saying only that “small number” of inmates were killed. He adds that an “insignificant number of inmates” had also escaped and that authorities would soon bring them back into custody. Jahangir says no one serving time at Evin prison for working with Israel’s spy agency Mossad was injured in the attack. Iranian authorities last month put the death toll from the air strike at 71. But Iranian media later raised that number to 80, including staff, soldiers, inmates, and visiting family members. Related: Evin prison: 2025-07-07 Iran invites Western journalists to tour notorious Evin Prison after Israeli strikes Evin prison: 2025-07-06 Macron's Secret Fear: Why He's Asking Russia to Influence Iran Evin prison: 2025-07-04 Two French nationals detained in Iran charged with spying for Mossad, families say |
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