An Iranian journalist has described the moment he was stabbed outside his home in what he believed was a state-sponsored attack.
Pouria Zeraati, 36, presenter at Iran Broadcasting Corporation International in London, be attacked On March 29, Wimbledon was attacked by three unknown assailants.
Mr Zelati said in his first live interview Sky News Yalda Hakim’s World He “lost a lot of blood” in the stabbing.
Pouria Zeraati shared a photo of herself in a hospital bed after being stabbed. Image: X/@pouriazeraati
He said that as he was walking to his car, a man approached and demanded £3 in cash.
When Mr Zelati replied that he didn’t have any change, a second man approached and “grabbed me very firmly from the front”.
He said the first person “stabbed me in the leg, stabbed me in the thigh and then they ran away very quickly”.
The journalist said he initially thought he had been robbed, but later realized he still had his phone, watch and wallet and thought the attack might be related to his work.
Mr. Zelati said he believed the men were trying to harm him, not kill him.
He said: “Because [of] The way they grabbed me and stabbed me in the legs – they could have stabbed me anywhere on my body. They can pierce my neck, they can pierce my heart.Some places are particularly suitable for people [aim for to] Make sure the target is dead. “
The Metropolitan Police said no arrests had been made.
Police said they believed the three suspects “posed no risk to communities in London or the UK” as detectives believed they fled the country via Heathrow Airport within hours of the stabbing.
“This looks like a state-sponsored attack, but we need to wait for more findings to come out,” Mr Zelati said.
Picture: Iran International
‘The situation is worrying’
Mr. Zelati Back on TV a week after the attackssaid he was recovering and “feeling better physically.”
But he added: “Mentally it will definitely take some time to get over it”.
Asked about his safety, he said: “Of course I’m worried, I’m worried. We’re protected now. I’m not even allowed to visit my friends. The whole situation is worrying.”
“But if it’s done to scare me and silence me, that’s not going to work. It’s an attack on the work that I do, it’s an attack on the platform that I have.”
When asked about the attack, Mehdi Hosseini Matin Iranian The charge d’affaires in the UK said: “We deny any contact.”
‘State-sponsored threats’
Iran International editor Niusha Boghrati previously told Sky News, The station is guarded by armed policeand said the threat had “become a reality of terrorism.”
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