TEHRAN: The Iranian nuclear scientist assassinated near Tehran in November was killed by a one-tonne gun smuggled into Iran in pieces by the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad, according to a report by The Jewish Chronicle.
Citing intelligence sources, the British weekly said a team of more than 20 agents, including Israeli and Iranian nationals, carried out the ambush on scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh after eight months of surveillance.
The report, which was published on Wednesday on the website of the London-based newspaper, could not be immediately verified.
Minister of Intelligence Mahmoud Alavi said a member of Iran’s armed forces had been involved in the assassination, in an interview with state television on Monday.
