Baku, Azerbaijan, Nov. 25
By Umid Niayesh– Trend:
The body of the senior Iranian diplomat, Ghazanfar Roknabadi, who was missing following the deadly stampede in Saudi Arabia’s Mecca on Sept. 24 has been identified.
Roknabadi, 49, who was attending the annual Muslim gathering, was among Iranians who remain missing following the stampede, which killed at least 460 of the Islamic republic's citizens.
The DNA tests and evidences confirm that the senior diplomat was killed in the incident, an informed source said, the semi-official Fars news agency reported Nov. 25.
Until last year, Roknabadi was Tehran’s envoy to Beirut, which is a highly sensitive post.
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