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Iran's UN mission condemns attack on Mehmanparast

Iran Materials 27 September 2012 17:53 (UTC +04:00)
Iran's UN mission has condemned an attack on Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast near the United Nations headquarters and in the presence of New York City police.
Iran's UN mission condemns attack on Mehmanparast

Azerbaijan, Baku, Sept. 27 /Trend S.Isayev, T. Jafarov/

Iran's UN mission has condemned an attack on Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast near the United Nations headquarters and in the presence of New York City police, Mehr reported.

Mehmanparast and several other Iranian officials were walking to their hotel when they were surrounded and assaulted by supporters of the anti-Iran MKO terrorists on Wednesday.

"The U.S. and the whole UN Assembly have to take responsibility for this incident," Iran's UN mission member said.

New York City police and the US security forces made no arrests as the attackers physically abused members of the Iranian delegation accompanying Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in his visit to the United States to address the 67th session of the UN General Assembly.

The MKO is listed as a terrorist organization by much of the international community and has committed numerous terrorist acts against Iranians and Iraqis.

However, the United States is reportedly planning to remove the MKO from the US State Department's list of terrorist organizations.

On September 21, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton sent the US Congress a classified communication about the decision.

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