Bomb blast kills Iranian professor
An Iranian nuclear physics professor has been killed in a bomb blast in the north of the capital, Tehran, state media has reported. Massoud Mohammadi, a professor at Tehran University, was killed on Tuesday when a bomb strapped to a motorcycle was triggered by remote control outside his home. "The explosion took place near the professor's home in Qeytariyeh neighbourhood, in northern Tehran," the state-run Press TV said. Khaleej Times: Tehran bomb kills university scientist. Reuters: A remote-controlled bomb killed a Tehran University nuclear scientist on Tuesday. Iran blames U.S., Israel.