An Israeli air attack on Tehran鈥檚 Evin Prison during this month鈥檚 12-day war has killed at least 71 people, Iran鈥檚 judiciary says, days after a ceasefire ended hostilities between the two arch foes.
The strike on Monday, the day before the ceasefire between Israel and Iran took hold, destroyed part of the administrative building at Evin, a large, heavily fortified complex in northern Tehran that rights groups said holds political prisoners and foreign nationals.
鈥淎ccording to official figures, 71 people were killed in the attack on Evin Prison,鈥 judiciary spokesman Asghar Jahangir said on Sunday of an attack that was part of the bombardment campaign Israel launched on June 13.
According to Jahangir, the victims at Evin included administrative staff, guards, prisoners and visiting relatives as well as people living nearby.
The judiciary said Evin鈥檚 medical centre and visiting rooms were targeted.
A day after the strike, the judiciary said Iran鈥檚 prison authority had transferred inmates out of Evin Prison without specifying their number or identifying them.
The inmates at Evin have included Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi and several French nationals and other foreigners.