At least 8 killed during 'terrorist' attack in southeast Iran
"Unknown gunmen attacked the judiciary center in Zahedan," the capital of southeastern Sistan Baluchistan province, the judiciary's Mizan Online said.
"Five people have been killed and 13 injured in this terrorist attack," it added. Separately, the official IRNA news agency reported that three of the attackers were killed during the assault.
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