(Iran International) Iran International has learned that IRGC’s Quds Force has established three assassination squads, known as the German Network, tasked with targeting Iranian dissidents abroad and Jewish citizens across Europe.
One of the network’s plots involved the assassination of prominent Iranian dissident singer and musician Shahin Najafi, which ultimately failed, a Western intelligence source and an IRGC insider told Iran International.
According to the sources, an assassin was scheduled to kill Shahin Najafi on September 17, 2023, coinciding with the anniversary of Iran’s Woman Life Freedom uprising against the Islamic Republic, at the Theater am Aegi in Hanover, Germany.
In response to Iran International’s request for comment, Shahin Najafi said the concert that night had an unusual atmosphere, with significantly heightened police security measures.
