Memories of Hossein Ali Najafian
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2026-9-8
Hossein Ali Najafian, son-in-law of Dr. Mohammad Ali Aboutorabi, was a guest on the 288th Shab-e Khatereh (night of memories) program (Feb. 2017). He spoke about the SAVAK attack on Dr. Mohammad Ali Aboutorabi's house on Muharram 11th, 1979, and the peak of the uprising of the people of Najafabad. Najafian said: "They called the doctor and said that many wounded people had been brought to the hospital. The doctor went to the hospital. About 15 people were in the doctor's house. Among those 15 people, there were people who had no relationship with the doctor's family. They had only brought the wounded to the doctor's house. Since the city was crowded, they had not left the house. The doctor had led them to the basement of the house. There were also pine trees and ivy in the yard, behind which some people had hidden. After the doctor left, two people came and knocked on the door. When no one opened the door for them, they barricaded it with a barrage of bullets and shot everywhere. They scared the doctor's wife. They put the gun on the woman’s chest and said: Tell me where is your husband? The doctor’s youngest son, Majid, threw himself on his mother’s chest and said: Kill me. Have nothing to do with my mother. One of them raised the gun and said: I want to burn the house down! He shot at the chair and although several people were under the chair, the bullets did not hit anyone. He turned the oil heater on the chair upside down and set it on fire. This caused everyone to get up from under the chair and run away. At the same time, he opened two gas cylinders, causing the entire house to explode. Majid’s mother says that Majid ran to the kitchen and closed the valves of both gas cylinders. With this fire, the electrical wires were connected and the electricity in the house was cut off. People left the house in panic. The small children who were in the basement all performed turbans and wanted to be in ablution when they were killed by the guards.”
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