Mehran Samak, an Iranian citizen, was shot and killed by Iranian security forces for allegedly celebrating the nation’s football team’s elimination from the World Cup in Qatar.
According to the UK Guardian, rights organizations have confirmed that Samak was killed by security personnel after blasting his car horn in Bandar Anzali, a city northwest of Tehran.
According to the story, the victim was Saeid Ezatolahi’s boyhood buddy. Ezatolahi represented Iran in the World Cup in Qatar and was a member of the team that fell to the United States on Tuesday.
Samak’s passing was confirmed by the Iran Human Rights group through a statement posted on Twitter on Thursday.
The group said “His name was Mehran Samak. He was shot in the head by state forces when he went out to celebrate the Islamic Republic’s loss at FIFA World Cup 2022 in Bandar Anzali last night like many across the country. He was just 27 years old.
Samak’s death was also reported by another rights group, the Centre for Human Rights in Iran.
The group shared a video of Samak’s funeral in a tweet along with the statement that Samak was “reportedly shot by security forces in Bandar Anzali, Gilan Province, 29 November as he was driving/honking to celebrate Iran’s defeat against the USA.”
The national team of Iran was eliminated from the World Cup after losing a hard-fought match to the US on Tuesday night by a score of 1-0.
After the national team, which many view as a tool of the clerical regime, lost, Iranians took to the streets to celebrate.
