Iran blames Israel for death of nuclear scientist

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Iran's president has blamed Israel for the killing of a top nuclear scientist on Friday, saying it would not slow down the country's nuclear programme. Hassan Rouhani also said Iran would retaliate over Mohsen Fakhrizadeh's killing at a time of its choosing. Also in the programme: the Ethiopian military has reportedly begun shelling Mekelle - the besieged capital of Tigray province where the dissident regional leadership has refused to surrender; and China's ambitious mission to bring back the first rocks from the Moon in decades. (Photo: Iranian hardline students burn US and Israeli flags during a protest over the killing of an Iranian nuclear scientist. Credit: EPA/Abedin Taherkenareh)