Iranian professor dies in Tehran bomb blast

Tehran, January 12: An Iranian university professor has been killed in a bombing in the capital Tehran, state agency reports say.

Masoud Mohammadi died after a remotely controlled bomb exploded near his home early on Tuesday morning, Iran’s Press reported.

Details of the incident are still coming in.

It comes at a time of heightened tension in Iran, following a disputed presidential election and widespread protests against the government.

—Agencies