Iranian Militia Member Struck and Killed by Car at Checkpoint

A member of the paramilitary Basij force lost his life on August 15 after being hit by a vehicle at a checkpoint in the northern city of Shiroud.

The Karbala Corps in the Caspian province of Mazandaran said that the vehicle refused to stop at the checkpoint and struck Hamed Larz Gholami, who was pronounced dead at the scene.

Iranian news agencies reported that the "assailant" was apprehended by security forces shortly after the incident and handed over to the judicial authorities.