Parts of the administrative building of Evin prison in the Iranian capital were damaged in Monday’s Israeli strike, judiciary spokesperson Asghar Jahangir said today on state TV, adding people had been killed and injured, Reuters reports.

“Following the damage, some administrative and judicial coworkers … as well as inmates and members of their family were injured,” Jahangir said, adding “we had martyrs as well but the number is not yet defined”.

A view of the entrance of Evin prison in Tehran, Iran October 17, 2022. — Reuters/File
A view of the entrance of Evin prison in Tehran, Iran October 17, 2022. — Reuters/File

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