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An Iranian state broadcaster was allegedly hacked during its evening news program on Saturday, according to the pro-reform IranWire outlet, which posted a clip of the incident.
Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency reported that the 9 p.m. news bulletin of the Islamic Republic of Iran News Network (IRINN) of Radio Islamic Republic of Iran (IRIB) was hacked for a few moments by counter-revolutionary elements.
The viral clip of the incident now shows IRIB/IRINN broadcasting a clip of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attending a meeting in the southern city of Bushehr, which was interrupted by a video of a cartoon mask with a thick beard and eyebrows on a black background. .
The mask video was followed by a screen showing a picture of Khamenei with a target superimposed on his face alongside pictures of Nika Shahkerami, Hadas Najafi, Mohasa Amini, and Sarina Ismailzadeh – all young women who died in Iran last month. .
Amini, 22, died after being arrested by the morality police. The other three, two of whom are only teenagers, have died in the protest movement that has erupted since Amini’s death.
Alongside the onscreen images, there was a message that read “Join us and get up” and “The blood of our youth is dripping from your fists,” along with the social media handles of hacker group Edaalat-e Ali, which translates to Qazi Ali.
The image remained on the screen for several seconds.
Edaalat-e Ali apparently took credit for the hack, posting the clip on his social media account saying, “At the people’s request, we kept our promise and did the unthinkable to liberate Iran.”
Nationwide protests swept Iran for weeks after Amini died after she was detained by the state morality police for apparently not wearing a headscarf properly. Her death sparked violent clashes between protesters and authorities, reportedly killing dozens.
CNN was unable to independently verify the death toll from the protests.
Originally published at San Jose News Bulletin
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