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Judge, five family members killed in Tehran: radio

A judge and five members of the same family were killed in Tehran on Thursday during a dispute, local media quoted judicial sources as saying.

Updated on: Oct 24, 2009, 16:42:37 IST
Reuters | By , Tehran
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A judge and five members of the same family were killed in Tehran on Thursday during a dispute, local media quoted judicial sources as saying.

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"A judge was killed and five other people were also killed during the incident in northern Tehran," state radio said on Saturday. "The judiciary confirmed the report," it said.

The semi-official Fars news agency said the killings were carried out by a member of the family.

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