ANKARA, June 29 (Bernama-Anadolu) -- An Israeli air strike on a prison in the Iranian capital, Tehran, last week killed 71 people and injured many others, Anadolu Ajansi (AA) reported, citing local media.
A spokesman for Iran’s judiciary, Asghar Jahangir, on Sunday condemned the attack on Evin Prison as a “full-fledged crime by Zionist forces,” stressing that the strike also impacted civilians living near the prison’s visitation and judicial buildings, according to Iran’s Mehr news agency.
The casualties include prison administrative staff, conscripted soldiers, inmates, relatives of prisoners, as well as civilians living near the prison, some of whom lost their lives in the air strike, the spokesman added.
The air strike took place last Monday as part of a broader wave of attacks launched by the Israeli army on multiple targets across Tehran, according to Israeli officials.
A 12‑day conflict between Israel and Iran erupted on June 13 when Israel launched air strikes on Iranian military, nuclear, and civilian sites, killing at least 606 people and injuring 5,332, according to Iran’s Health Ministry.
The conflict came to a halt under a US-sponsored ceasefire, which took effect last Tuesday, one day after the air strike on the prison.
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