Khatami reportedly attacked with knife

In an apparent sign of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his ruling party flexing their muscles ahead of next week’s UN General Assembly, the hard-line leader again denied the Holocaust, while two top reformists were attacked in Teheran.

The Saudi Al Arabiya network reported that Mohammad Khatami, a former president, was “attacked with a knife” during the rally by members of the Basij, a civilian militia loyal to the regime, and taken to hospital. The Jerusalem Post could not verify the report and the network provided no further details on Khatami’s condition. Other media outlets did not report the knifing incident, but reported that Khatami was pushed to the ground and his turban fell from his head. Khatami is 65 years old.

/explosive if true