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Case file poster: Assadi bomb-plot conviction, 2021, tagged Verified

VERIFIED 4 February 2021 · Case No. 073

Assadi bomb-plot conviction

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A Belgian court sentenced Iranian diplomat Assadollah Assadi to 20 years for a foiled 2018 bomb plot; Tehran denies ordering it.

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A Belgian court sentenced Iranian diplomat Assadollah Assadi to 20 years for a foiled 2018 bomb plot.

Claimed, disputed or not established

Tehran denies ordering the plot. The conviction is of the diplomat; it is not a finding about the Iranian state’s role.

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  1. The Guardian ↗https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/04/assadollah-assadi-belgian-court-sentences-iranian-diplomat-20-years-french-bomb-plot

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