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B.C. Hells Angel charged in plot to assassinate Iranian dissidents

U.S. Justice Department says global assassination network operating on behest of Iran

A full-patch B.C. Hells Angels member has been indicted for his alleged role in what the United States says is a transnational assassination network targeting Iranian dissidents.

Damion Patrick John Ryan, 43, is one of two Canadians and one Iranian charged with conspiracy to use interstate commerce in the commission of a murder-for-hire plot. The assassination scheme, which Ryan was hired to orchestrate in 2021, was intended to kill two Iranian citizens who had fled their country and were living in the U.

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About the Author: Jane Skrypnek

I'm a provincial reporter for Black Press Media after starting as a community reporter in Greater Victoria.
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