A Kurdish tradesman was shot dead by government troops at the Sardasht border

11:49 - 7 September 2020

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On Wednesday, September 2, a Kurdish tradesman named "Zanest Hassan Nejad" from Sardasht lost his life as a result of a shooting by government troops at the border of "Qaleh Rash" in this city.

This man, along with a group of Kurdish tradesmen, were ambushed by government forces in a place called Bazhar.

Government forces fired directly at the group without any warning.

Zanest Hassan Nejad is married and has a 3-year-old child.

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