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    This article shoes last words of Vahid Afrakhte, one of the coup leaders against the original “People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran” who was a Moslem group before they were robed of their organization identity, that he was responsible for the death of American Officers in Iran. Afrakhte and his collaborator Aram were responsible for a bloody internal coup in the original Mojahedin organization in the early 70s and the killing and burning of some loyal members. Most of the MEK leaders were imprisoned by the Shah before the Coup had occurred. One main reason for the coup was the capture of 90% of MEK leadership and members and its weakening by the military attack. All actions taken by the coup leaders; Afrakhte and Aram were nevertheless condemned by the remaining leaders in prison in a separate statement. Afrakhte and Arams’ actions gave the secret police the pretext to execute many of the original MEK members in prison. The Washington Post (1974-Current file); May 11, 1976 Iran Says Guerrilla Trained in Cuba “In January nine terrorists convicted of murdering the three American colonels and fice Iranians, including a general were executed by firing squads. The leader of the group VAHID AFRAKHTEN, told a Westerner allowed seeing him shortly before his execution that the gang had plotted to kill U.S Ambassador and former CIA director Richard helms and he Shah of Iran. Afrakhten Said he personally killed Col. Lewis Hawkins in Tehran in 1973 and led the cell that gunned sown Col. Paul Turner after stopping their chauffeur driven car in 1975. He said most of his Leading superiors were Iranians who still at large

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    This article shoes last words of Vahid Afrakhte, one of the coup leaders against the original “People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran” who was a Moslem group before they were robed of their organization identity, that he was responsible for the death of American Officers in Iran. Afrakhte and his collaborator Aram were responsible for a bloody internal coup in the original Mojahedin organization in the early 70s and the killing and burning of some loyal members. Most of the MEK leaders were imprisoned by the Shah before the Coup had occurred. One main reason for the coup was the capture of 90% of MEK leadership and members and its weakening by the military attack. All actions taken by the coup leaders; Afrakhte and Aram were nevertheless condemned by the remaining leaders in prison in a separate statement. Afrakhte and Arams’ actions gave the secret police the pretext to execute many of the original MEK members in prison. The Washington Post (1974-Current file); May 11, 1976 Iran Says Guerrilla Trained in Cuba “In January nine terrorists convicted of murdering the three American colonels and fice Iranians, including a general were executed by firing squads. The leader of the group VAHID AFRAKHTEN, told a Westerner allowed seeing him shortly before his execution that the gang had plotted to kill U.S Ambassador and former CIA director Richard helms and he Shah of Iran. Afrakhten Said he personally killed Col. Lewis Hawkins in Tehran in 1973 and led the cell that gunned sown Col. Paul Turner after stopping their chauffeur driven car in 1975. He said most of his Leading superiors were Iranians who still at large

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    Washpost1976: VAHID AFRAKHTEN Coup Leader Against Original MEK Responsible For Attacks On Americans.

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    This article shoes last words of Vahid Afrakhte, one of the coup leaders against the original “People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran” who was a Moslem group before they were robed of their organization identity, that he was responsible for the death of American Officers in Iran. Afrakhte and his collaborator Aram were responsible for a bloody internal coup in the original Mojahedin organization in the early 70s and the killing and burning of some loyal members. Most of the MEK leaders were imprisoned by the Shah before the Coup had occurred. One main reason for the coup was the capture of 90% of MEK leadership and members and its weakening by the military attack. All actions taken by the coup leaders; Afrakhte and Aram were nevertheless condemned by the remaining leaders in prison in a separate statement. Afrakhte and Arams’ actions gave the secret police the pretext to execute many of the original MEK members in prison. The Washington Post (1974-Current file); May 11, 1976 Iran Says Guerrilla Trained in Cuba “In January nine terrorists convicted of murdering the three American colonels and fice Iranians, including a general were executed by firing squads. The leader of the group VAHID AFRAKHTEN, told a Westerner allowed seeing him shortly before his execution that the gang had plotted to kill U.S Ambassador and former CIA director Richard helms and he Shah of Iran. Afrakhten Said he personally killed Col. Lewis Hawkins in Tehran in 1973 and led the cell that gunned sown Col. Paul Turner after stopping their chauffeur driven car in 1975. He said most of his Leading superiors were Iranians who still at large

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    Iran Says Guerrilla Trained in Cuba

    By William BraniginSpecial to The Washington Post The Washington Post (1974-Current file); May 11, 1976; ProQuest Historical Newspapers The Washington Post (1877 pg. A9

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