Date: 4 Azar 1360 (November 25, 1981)
Location: Tehran
Terrorist Group: Mujahedin-e Khalq Terrorist Group (MEK)
Number of Victims: 2 (an elderly ice seller named Seyyed Seifollah Seyyed Nasrollah was martyred and an 8-year-old child was wounded)
Incident Description:
Yesterday, three armed terrorists were identified while passing through Molavi Street in Golshan Alley. Two of them were immediately when the IRGC arrived. The third, armed with a Colt pistol, fled and, while shooting at the IRGC forces, targeted an elderly man and an 8-year-old child. The elderly man was martyred and the child, who was wounded, was taken to the hospital.
The same report states that the fleeing terrorist was eventually wounded by a blow from a butcher’s cleaver on Molavi Street and, while lying on the ground, was arrested. A Colt pistol and a military grenade were seized from him.
The three arrested terrorists will be handed over to the authorities after initial interrogation and investigation.
Sources:
1. Jomhouri-e Eslami, November 26, 1981, p.2
2. Ettela’at, November 26, 1981, p.4
3. Kayhan, November 26, 1981, p.2
Seyyed Seifollah Seyyed Nasrollah was born on 30 May 1924. He completed elementary education and worked as an ice seller. He was married and the father of six children and lived with his family in Tehran. Seyyed Seifollah was assassinated by elements of the MEK terrorist group on November 25, 1981 and was martyred by a gunshot.