Iran media: Gunmen kill brother of collapsed tower’s owner

By AMIR VAHDAT
Associated Press

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s state-run agency says a pair of gunmen opened machinegun fire in the southwestern Iranian city of Abadan, killing the brother of the owner of a tower that collapsed there earlier this year. IRNA’s report said the man was gunned down on Saturday in “an assassination” and died of severe injuries from multiple gunshots. A video on social media shows the killing, which took place at a parking lot of the man’s home. No one has immediately claimed responsibility for Saturday’s slaying. The May 23 collapse killed 41 people and also triggered street protests in Abadan — demonstrations that saw police club protesters and fire tear gas. The buildings owner was reportedly killed in the collapse of the tower.