BREAKING: Iranian scientist killed in bomb attack

bbc.co ^ | 11 January 2012 Last updated at 04:25 ET | BBC

[F15Eagle]

A university lecturer and nuclear scientist has been killed in a car explosion in north Tehran, reports say.

Iranian media sources named the casualty as Mostafa Ahmadi-Roshan, an academic who also worked at the Natanz uranium enrichment facility.

The blast happened when a motorcyclist stuck a magnetic bomb on the car, said Iran's semi-official Fars news agency.

Several Iranian nuclear scientists have been assassinated in recent years, with Iran blaming Israel and the US.

Both countries deny the accusations.

Local sources said Wednesday's blast took place at a faculty of Iran's Allameh Tabatai university.

Two others were reportedly also injured in the blast, which took place near Gol Nabi Street, in the north of the capital.

[F15Eagle]

Sorry for Breaking but this seems big at this time.

[BubbaJunebug]

Makes my day

[F15Eagle]

BBC's Mohsen Asgari: "It seems a motor cyclist pasted a bomb to his car which he was in with two other passengers

[F15Eagle]

Whatever slows down the crazy mullahs who are trying to get a mini-Armageddon going in the Middle East is probably a good thing.

[Natufian]

Works for me.

[LibLieSlayer]

I love it when an enemy dies. Happy news today... what a way to start a day... a dead iranian muslim scientist/murderer!

LLS

[RushLake]

I love the smell of burning islamic trash in the morning.

[caww]

Does anyone care who did it? Deeds done.

Ya gotta wonder if the other scientists are shaking in their shoes though...hahahaa..next!

[BurningOak]

Died of natural causes. Atleast natural for the type of career he chose for himself.

[dila813]

someone understands the threat to the planet Iran with a bomb is.

[mitch5501]

TNT-campfire-windy day.

[taildragger]

Does anyone care who did it?

It would be nice to buy someone in the Mossad a cold beer to thank them, don't ya think :-) ?

[4rcane]

this is a better solution to this problem than dropping a bomb in iran, going to war or sanction imho. This is target killing of those who could build the nuclear bomb

[caww]

Oh yeah! That would be plenty cool! Well I do care.

[ansel12]

I wonder if the CIA will ever exceed the Mossad, which they always have.

Go USA.

[spetznaz]

LOL

[COBOL2Java]

Will Obama fly flags at half mast today?

[Recon Dad]

Another Iranian scientist suicide, job related.

[muir_redwoods]

Thank you Mossad

[edpc]

The blast happened when a motorcyclist stuck a magnetic bomb on the car, said Iran's semi-official Fars news agency.

Bet he regrets not driving the Corvette that day.

[F15Eagle]

Guess he found out that 72 virgins thing was a lie from the Devil ...

[count-your-change]

So that’s the new retirement plan for nuclear scientists in Iran.

[MestaMachine]

Another one down and another one down. Another one bites the dust! Whoo hoo!

[sinanju]

I’m betting this is what happens to Iranian nuke scientists who the bosses think are about to defect.

Blowing up a handful of these guys is not going to slow anything down.

[caww]

Sweet isn’t it! Love it when the bad guys think they can hide from God as they go about their dastardly plans as if HE doesn’t know.

[Average Al]

"I love the smell of burning islamic trash in the morning."

Fresh pulled pork barbecue.

[MichaelP]

I would not want to be an Iranian scientist (Nuclear, Rocket, Chemistry, etc). Think of how paranoid they must be! I bet that increases the likelihood of them becoming Israeli/US agents too!

Mike

[caww]

Blowing up a handful of these guys is not going to slow anything down.

Well it sure is going to pressure those remaining..and any who consider being "appointed" to the task might very well be figuring how they can get out of dodge if enough of them go down as this.

[Psalm 73]

Fascinating.
I wonder if we'll ever know the nuts and bolts, and true scope of this endeavor.
Guess we'll have to wait for the Clancy novel....

[Walkingfeather]

The Mossad, “Doing work americans (presidents) are not willing to do”

[Valin]

Gee, I wonder who could have done this?

Four scientists involved in Iran’s nuclear programm have been killed in the last two years.

The Iranians need OHSA to come in and investigate these work place accidents.

[Valin]

I wonder if we’ll ever know the nuts and bolts, and true scope of this endeavor.

You and I will be long dead before the story of this comes out...at least I hope so.
There are things we need to know, and things we don’t.

[MrBambaLaMamba]

It is the will of Allah.

[CaptSkip]

Gotta love Mossad.

[Venturer]

If I were a betting man , I would bet you are right.

I can’t see the US doing this with Bamalamadingdong in the cat bird seat.

[bert]

There is no evidence of Israeli involvement

There are others who are threatened as much or worse than Israel.

[Zeppo]

Saudi Arabia at work again?

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

MG Walter von Doernberg, the head of the rocket research facility at Peenemunde, said the worst effect of the bombing raids on Peenemunde wasn’t the loss of facilities, but the loss of skilled personnel. If we want to stop Iran, we have to kill people. No more raids on empty office buildings at 2:00 AM on Friday morning. We need to attack a crowded office complex at 8:46:30 AM on a Tuesday.

[exPBRrat]

Good news I suppose. Nice to know those vultures aren’t immune to the terrorism they export...

...where’s Cartman!

[Caipirabob]

“Iranian Scientist” and “Al Queda Commander” should have their own specials on one of those reality shows like “Deadliest Jobs”.

[SJackson]

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If you’d like to be on or off, please FR mail me.

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[driftdiver]

Taking out key people is a proven tactic. Israel has used this tactic for decades.

Even IF the knowledge these people have can be replaced, taking them out of the organization causes disruption. Its a good thing.

[Conservative4Ever]

LOL. Thanks Mossad.

[toolman1401]

Terribly unfortunate. I am deeply saddened. NOT!!!! How many scientists need to be smoked until they get the message? Answer; maybe all of them.

[DUMBGRUNT]

"Are you an Iranian scientist? Are you a scientist of Iranian descent? Are you concerned about the pitfalls of such a career?

If you are happy to be contacted by a BBC journalist please leave a telephone number that we can contact you ..."

[LibLieSlayer]

:-)!

LLS

[TYVets]

Ya gotta wonder if the other scientists are shaking in their shoes though...hahahaa..next!

Working around that radioactive stuff, it needs a warning label:

Hazardous to your health.

[no-to-illegals]

Thank You Pakistan!

[JerseyHighlander]

The comments on this thread are really annoying.

There is no reason to suspect Israel any more than the Iranians themselves, or any of the Arabian peninsula intelligence services as the actors...

The Rev Guards can absolutely not afford to be discovered if they are offing scientists/engineers who are leaking/defecting/spying for outside forces.

[wally-balls]

I love the smell of Mossad in the morning :)