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Ismail Eslami, the mayor of Jonqan city in Iran, was killed on Wednesday morning following an armed attack in the city located in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province in the southwest of the country. The province's deputy governor for security and political affairs, Abdolali Arzanj, reported that Eslami was shot and succumbed to his injuries, noting that initial assessments do not suggest security-related motives behind the incident. No further details have been disclosed regarding the circumstances or the identity of the perpetrators, while authorities continue to investigate the case and have promised to release additional information as it becomes available.
