At least 71 killed in Israel's attack on Tehran's Evin prison

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00:00These images show the strikes on Evin prison in northern Tehran.

00:05Right after the strike, Israel said it only targeted the entrance gate of the prison

00:10where various political prisoners are detained along with other inmates.

00:15But images from Iran's official SNN News Agency show that several areas of the facility were severely damaged,

00:24including this section where inmates reunited with their families.

00:29Iran's judiciary authorities said that Israel hid the prison's health center,

00:34the engineering building, the visits building, and the prison's prosecutor's office.

00:39Among the 71 deaths announced by authorities, there were inmates, visitors, prison guards,

00:45the prosecutor, and several people from his office.

00:49Nobel Peace Prize laureate Nargesh Mohammadi had been detained in Evin prison.

00:58Evin absolutely was not a legitimate target to attack.

01:01Attacking a prison, when the inmates are standing behind closed doors

01:05and they are unable to do the slightest thing to save themselves, can never be a legitimate target.

01:13After Monday's attack, inmates, including political prisoners, were displaced to other detention centers.

01:20Many families have had no news from their relatives since, including the families of French tourists,

01:27Cécile Collère and Jacques Paris, who have been arbitrarily detained for three years.

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