Breaking: See Video Of Moment A Governor Was Slapped By Another Govt Official

Zeinolabedin Khorram, the new governor of East Azerbaijan province in Iran, was slapped on stage by an official who walked over to him during an event over the weekend.

News Rain Nigeria gathered that he was delivering a speech at the Imam Khomeini Mosque in the northeastern city of Tabriz when the incident took place.

A now-viral video that was shared online by Iran’s semi-official Fars News Agency shows a man calmly walking up to Khorram, slapping him in the face and then shoving him.

See Video Of Moment A Governor Was Slapped By Another Govt Official

Immediately, security guards ran toward the offender, pulling him off stage.

The embarrassing scene was witnessed by the country’s Interior Minister, representatives of Ayatollah Khamenei’s office, and other state officials.

In an interview with state-run television IRIB, Zeinolabedin Khorram said he did not know the offender personally.

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