The word “terror” appeared 1 times in this article's opening at its peak in 2015. Today the opening carries none. 4 remain further down the article, where a reader arriving from a search result does not go.
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The opening as it read in 2015
Ali Akbar Mohtashamipur or Mohtashami ( ) (born 1947) is a Shia cleric who was active in the 1979 Iranian Revolution and later became interior minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran .1 He is "seen as a founder of the Hezbollah movement in Lebanon" and one of the "radical ... elements, advocating the export of the revolution ," in the Iranian clerical hierarchy. In an assassination attempt targeting Mohtashami, he lost his right hand when he was opening a book loaded with explosives.2
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Hojatoleslam Ali-Akbar Mohtashamipur is a Twelver Shi'a Hojatoleslam cleric who was active in the 1979 Iranian Revolution and later became interior minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran He is "seen as a founder of the Hezbollah movement in Lebanon" and one of the "radical ... elements, advocating the export of the revolution ," in the Iranian clerical hierarchy. In an assassination attempt targeting Mohtashemi, he lost his right hand when he was opening a book loaded with explosives.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Ali Akbar Mohtashamipour or Mohtashami ( ; born 1947) is a Shia cleric who was active in the 1979 Iranian Revolution and later became interior minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran . He is "seen as a founder of the Hezbollah movement in Lebanon" and one of the "radical ... elements, advocating the export of the revolution ," in the Iranian clerical hierarchy. In an assassination attempt targeting Mohtashami, he lost his right hand when he was opening a book loaded with explosives.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Iranian cleric and politician (1947–2021) Ali Akbar Mohtashamipur or Mohtashami ( ; 30 August 1947 – 7 June 2021) was an Iranian Shia cleric who was active in the 1979 Iranian Revolution and later became interior minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran . He is "seen as a founder of the Hezbollah movement in Lebanon" and one of the "radical elements advocating the export of the revolution ," in the Iranian clerical hierarchy. In an Israeli assassination attempt targeting Mohtashami, he lost his right hand when he opened a book loaded with explosives.In June 2021, he died from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran .The American Jewish Committee .Iran Negah Ronen Bergman , 2018, Rise and Kill First , ch 21 "Iran cleric who founded Hezbollah, survived book bomb, dies" .
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Iranian cleric and politician (1947–2021) Ali Akbar Mohtashamipur ( Persian : سید علیاکبر محتشمیپور ; 30 August 1947 – 7 June 2021), also known as Mohtashami , was an Iranian Shia cleric and former interior minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran .He was active in the Iranian Revolution and is seen as a founder of the Hezbollah movement in Lebanon as well as one of the "radical elements advocating the export of the revolution ," in the Iranian clerical hierarchy. In an Israeli assassination attempt targeting Mohtashami, he lost his right hand when he opened a book loaded with explosives. He died on 7 June 2021 from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran . The American Jewish Committee . Iran Negah Ronen Bergman , 2018, Rise and Kill First , ch 21 "Iran cleric who founded Hezbollah, survived book bomb, dies" .
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twelver shi'a hojatoleslam cleric who was active in the 1979 iranian revolution and later became interior minis
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iranian shia cleric who was active in the 1979 iranian revolution and later became interior minister of the isl
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