The CEO of the Baran Foundation, who is close to Muhammad Hatami and the reformists, says that a gunman got into the car of Abbas Akhundi, the former Minister of Roads and Urban Development, and got into a fight with the driver, but the driver managed to take the weapon from the attacker and the person was arrested. According to the Jamran website, Jawad Imam said that this person followed Akhundi for some time and was spotted at the places he visited, including the university. According to Javad Imam, the attacker arrived at the Kern Baran location the day before and checked there as well. He says that the attacker got into the car before Ahundi got into the car and got into a fight with the driver. The CEO of the Bren Foundation says that the arrested person said that he was a member of a group of five or six people and that he was looking to eliminate several people. According to Jawad Imam, the attacker said that if this group did not succeed, other people would.