2010 attack on Pakistan ambassador to Iran

2010 attack on Pakistan ambassador to Iran
Location35°41′21″N 51°23′20″E / 35.6892°N 51.3890°E / 35.6892; 51.3890
Tehran, Iran
Date11 May 2010 (IRDT (UTC+4:30))
TargetMohammad Bax Abbasi, Pakistan's ambassador to Iran
Attack type
Knife attack; attempted assassination
WeaponsKnife
Deaths0
Injured1 (Ambassador M. B. Abbasi)
VictimM. B. Abbasi
Perpetrator21-year-old Afghan national
MotiveAlleged robbery (according to Iranian authorities); initially reported as an attempted assassination

On 11 May 2010, the Pakistani Ambassador to Iran Mohammad Bax Abbasi, survived an assassination attempt on his life in Tehran.[1] The Pakistani ambassador was injured in the attack. This was a second attack on a Pakistan mission in Iran, the first attack took place in the Pakistani embassy in 2009.[2]

According to the Iranian news sources and police investigations, the attacker was a 21-year-old "Afghan citizen" with whom the ambassador were involved in some altercation.[3] According to the Pakistani news media, the ambassador was in the hospital sustained minimal injuries. Abbasi has been a banker prior to his appointment to this diplomatic assignment.[1] The Iranian Students' News Agency (ISNA) also reported that the "ambassador was on his way he had a clash with an attacker, he was injured on the head and fell. The attacker was arrested by the Iranian police and Tehran prosecutor-general told IRNA news agency that: "during the interrogation, the accused said he wanted to mug the ambassador."[4] After a check-up at the local hospital, the ambassador was discharged from the hospital on May 13, 2010.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Express, APP (12 May 2010). "Pakistan ambassador to Tehran survives attack | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. Archived from the original on 17 April 2025. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
  2. ↑ "Pakistan's Iran ambassador injured in attack". The Telegraph. 11 May 2010. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
  3. ↑ "Pakistan ambassador in Tehran attacked". Reuters. 11 May 2010. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
  4. 1 2 AFP, Express (12 May 2010). "Ambassador leaves Tehran hospital in good health | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. Archived from the original on 13 April 2025. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
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