Saturday 4 June 2022 07:01 PM Death of Iranian colonel at his home fuels conflicting reports over how he died trends now
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Iran has reported the death of another colonel of the elite Quds force of its Revolutionary Guards, the second in two weeks from the unit which oversees Iran's military operations abroad.
Colonel Ali Esmailzadeh died during an 'incident in his residence' days ago in the city of Karaj, some 19 miles northwest of the capital of Tehran, reported the official IRNA news agency, citing an informed source.
It did not elaborate on the circumstances surrounding Esmailzadeh's death, but denied reports that the colonel was assassinated.
The denial comes as other news channels close to the Guard said Esmailzadeh fell from his rooftop or balcony.
Esmailzadeh's death came just weeks after two unidentified gunmen on a motorbike shot Colonel Hassan Sayyad Khodaei, 50, five times in a car in front of his residence in Tehran on May 22.
Colonel Ali Esmailzadeh died during an 'incident in his residence' days ago in the city of Karaj, some 19 miles northwest of the capital of Tehran, reported the official IRNA news agency, citing an informed source
The two assailants
