An attacker entered a building belonging to the Mostazafan Foundation and took the employees hostage in Ilam city, Iran. While the police team dispatched to the scene, it’s learned that the attacker was a former foundation employee and was recently dismissed. In the incident, the attacker killed 4 hostages with a gun and injured 5 of them before the police arrived. “The fired ex-foundation employee attacked the foundation building with a sense of revenge and took the employees inside hostage. In revenge, he killed 4 people and injured 5 more. He then took his own life,” Ilam Police Chief Elgasi Mehr said.
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