The gunman took his own life after killing two judges and wounding a third in what officials described as a terrorist attack.

On Saturday morning, a gunman assassinated two Iranian judges outside the Supreme Court in Tehran. Hujjatoleslam Razini and Hujjatoleslam Moghiseh were martyred in the terrorist attack. The attacker committed suicide immediately after conducting the attack. pic.twitter.com/jImUP1qXun

The two judges, Mohammad Moghiseh and Ali Razini, dealt with sensitive cases, a spokesman said. Moghiseh was known to handle death penalty cases for activists.