Iranian soldier opens fire at air base, kills 3
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An Iranian soldier opened fire on his colleagues, killing three and wounding 12 of them at a military air base in south Tehran, the semi-official Mehr news agency reported on Sunday.
The report said one of the victims was an officer and the other two were regular soldiers. It added that the assailant was killed in a shootout with other soldiers.
All injured soldiers were taken to an Air Force hospital in southeast of the city, the report said.
Mehr's report offered no motive for the attack, which it said took place in Kahrizak, on the southern outskirts of Tehran.
Later Sunday, state TV said the reason of the shooting was either the assailant's "mental problem" ''or accidental" firing. It said the case is still under investigation.
State TV's report put the total death toll at four, including the assailant, and number of wounded commanders at eight.
