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Jordan Times
3 days ago
- Politics
- Jordan Times
At least 6 people, 3 gunmen Killed in 'terrorist' attack in Southeast Iran
TEHRAN — At least six people, including law enforcement, were killed Saturday during a "terrorist attack" on a judicial building in southeast Iran, the judiciary said. "The number of martyrs increased to six," the judiciary's Mizan online said following earlier reports of a death toll of five, with 13 injured. Provincial chief justice Ali Movahedi-Rad, cited by Mizan, later announced the injured count had reached 22,"most of whom were civilians". All three of the gunmen, who had tried to enter the building disguised as visitors and were wearing explosive vests, were killed, he added. "Three of the terrorists have been killed according to the announcement of the Quds Headquarters of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps," Movahedi-Rad said. The death toll also included three law enforcement members who were protecting the courthouse. According to Alireza Daliri, deputy police commander of Sistan-Baluchistan province, the assailants threw a grenade into the building, killing several people inside. Iranian media said shortly after the attack that Jaish al Adl a Baloch jihadist group based in Pakistan but active in Iran, claimed responsibility for the attack. Located about 1,200 kilometres southeast of the capital Tehran, the restive province shares a long border with Pakistan and Afghanistan. The area has been the scene of recurring clashes between Iranian security forces, including the IRGC, and rebels from the Baluch minority, radical Sunni groups, and drug traffickers. In one of the deadliest incidents in the region, ten police officers were killed in October in what authorities also described as a "terrorist" attack.
LBCI
3 days ago
- LBCI
At least 8 killed during 'terrorist' attack in southeast Iran
At least eight people, including five civilians and three assailants, were killed during a "terrorist attack" on a judiciary building in southeast Iran, state media reported. "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.
Khaleej Times
3 days ago
- Politics
- Khaleej Times
At least 6 killed, 22 injured in 'terrorist' attack in Southeast Iran
At least six people, including law enforcement, were killed Saturday during a "terrorist attack" on a judicial building in southeast Iran, the judiciary said. "The number of martyrs increased to six," the judiciary's Mizan online said following earlier reports of a death toll of five, with 13 injured. Provincial chief justice Ali Movahedi-Rad, cited by Mizan, later announced the injured count had reached 22,"most of whom were civilians". All three of the gunmen, who had tried to enter the building disguised as visitors and were wearing explosive vests, were killed, he added. "Three of the terrorists have been killed according to the announcement of the Quds Headquarters of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps," Movahedi-Rad said. The death toll also included three law enforcement members who were protecting the courthouse. According to Alireza Daliri, deputy police commander of Sistan-Baluchistan province, the assailants threw a grenade into the building, killing several people inside. Iranian media said shortly after the attack that Jaish al-Adl (Arabic for "Army of Justice"), a Baloch jihadist group based in Pakistan but active in Iran, claimed responsibility for the attack. Located about 1,200km (745 miles) southeast of the capital Tehran, the restive province shares a long border with Pakistan and Afghanistan. The area has been the scene of recurring clashes between Iranian security forces, including the IRGC, and rebels from the Baluch minority, radical Sunni groups, and drug traffickers. In one of the deadliest incidents in the region, ten police officers were killed in October in what authorities also described as a "terrorist" attack.
Arab News
4 days ago
- Politics
- Arab News
Five civilians, three gunmen killed in ‘terrorist' attack in southeast Iran
TEHRAN: Gunmen killed five civilians during a 'terrorist attack' on a judiciary building in southeast Iran on Saturday before being killed themselves, state media reported. '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,' the report said while adding that the counts are 'preliminary' and the toll may rise. Separately, the official IRNA news agency reported that three of the attackers were killed during the assault, citing the regional headquarters of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). According to Alireza Daliri, deputy police commander of Sistan-Baluchistan province, the attackers attempted to enter the building disguised as visitors. The assailants threw a grenade into the building, Daliri said, killing several people inside, including a one-year-old baby and the child's mother. Jaish Al-Adl (Arabic for 'Army of Justice'), a Baloch militant group operating from the borderlands between Iran, Pakistan, and Afghanistan, mainly the Sistan-Balochistan triangle, but active inside Iran, claimed responsibility for the attack. Located about 1,200 kilometers (745 miles) southeast of the capital Tehran, the restive province shares a long border with Pakistan and Afghanistan. The area has been the scene of recurring clashes between Iranian security forces, including the IRGC, and rebels from the Baluch minority, radical Sunni groups, and drug traffickers. In one of the deadliest incidents in the region, ten police officers were killed in October in what authorities also described as a 'terrorist' attack.
Khaleej Times
4 days ago
- Khaleej Times
At least 8 killed during 'terrorist' attack in southeast Iran
At least eight people, including five civilians and three assailants, were killed during a "terrorist attack" on a judiciary building in southeast Iran, state media reported. "Unknown gunmen attacked the judiciary centre 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.
