mar 29, 2024 - Iran International TV Host Stabbed in London

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A presenter for a London-based Iranian TV news channel has been repeatedly stabbed outside his home in the city, his channel has said.

Iran International, which reported extensively in 2022 on anti-government protests in Iran, said Pouria Zeraati, 36, was attacked by a group.

The Metropolitan Police said specialist counter-terrorism officers were leading an investigation into the stabbing.

The victim was stable in hospital, the force added.

Commander Dominic Murphy, head of the Met's counter-terrorism command unit, said officers were keeping an open mind as to any motivation behind the attack.

The Met said counter-terrorism officers had been assigned due to "the victim's occupation as a journalist at a Persian-language media organisation based in the UK".

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