Lebanon’s Hezbollah deputy, Sheikh Naim Qassem, has slammed assassination of Iranian nuclear scientist, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh calling that a part of war waged against liberal nations in the region.

Sheikh Naim Qassem vowed response against assassination of Iran’s Defense Ministry scientist and stressed, “Certainly we are not afraid of these assassinations” reported Taqrib News Agency Hezbollah top official as saying.
 
Hezbollah deputy in an interview with Al Manar said,” We condemn this criminal attack although Iranian authorities will give proper response to this crime.”
 
He referred to Hezbollah strategies to respond to US pressures against the resistance and said,” Hezbollah has achieved its objectives including our independence from arrogant powers naming the US.”
 
Top Iranian physicist and scientist was targeted on Friday in a multi-pronged attack involving at least one explosion and small fire a number of assailants in Absard city, near the capital Tehran.
 
Mohsen Fakhrizadeh — who headed the Iranian Defense Ministry’s Organization of Defensive Innovation and Research (SPND) was severely wounded in the course of clashes between his security team and terrorists, and was transferred to hospital,” where he succumbed to his injuries.