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10 Iranian Policemen Killed By Terrorists

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10 Iranian Policemen Killed By Terrorists

At least 10 police officers were killed in a ‘terrorist attack’ in an area of Southeastern Iran long plagued by unrest on Saturday.

They were killed during an attack on police vehicles in Sistan-Baluchistan province’s Taftan county, the Mehr and Tasnim agencies reported, without saying how it was carried out.

No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, which occurred some 1,200 kilometres (745 miles) southeast of the capital Tehran.

In a police statement, death of 10 personnel in two patrol units was reported in what was tagged an ambush.

Sistan-Baluchistan borders Pakistan and Afghanistan, is one of the most impoverished provinces in the Islamic republic.

It is home to a large number of the Baluch minority, an ethnic group spread between Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan who practice Sunni Islam in contrast to the country’s predominantly Shiite population.

The province has experienced recurring clashes between Iranian security forces and rebels from the Baluch minority, radical Sunni groups and drug traffickers.

Saturday’s attack was said to be one of the deadliest attacks in the area in recent months.

In early October, at least six people, including police officers, were killed in the province in two separate attacks.

The Pakistan-based Sunni jihadist group Jaish al-Adl (Army of Justice in Arabic) claimed responsibility for the two attacks in a message on Telegram.

Formed in 2012 by Baluch separatists, the group is considered a “terrorist organization” by both Iran and the United States.

Iran and Pakistan frequently accuse each other of allowing rebel groups to operate and launch attacks from their respective territories.

In mid-January, Iran carried out a strike in Pakistan and targeted the Jaish al-Adl headquarters, according to the Mehr agency.

Describing themselves as “soldiers of Allah”, the group members regularly call for “armed jihad” against the Islamic republic.

HalVash said the attack appeared to target two security force vehicles and all those riding in them were killed. The truck appeared to have only damage from bullets, rather than any explosive being used.

Details of the killing still remains scarce over the attack in Gohar Kuh, some 1,200 kilometers (745 miles) southeast of the Iranian capital, Tehran.

The country’s interior minister has ordered an investigation into the incident that he described as causing the “martyrdom of a number of police.”

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10 Iranian Policemen Killed By Terrorists

At least 10 police officers were killed in a ‘terrorist attack’ in an area of Southeastern Iran long plagued by unrest on Saturday.

They were killed during an attack on police vehicles in Sistan-Baluchistan province’s Taftan county, the Mehr and Tasnim agencies reported, without saying how it was carried out.

No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, which occurred some 1,200 kilometres (745 miles) southeast of the capital Tehran.

In a police statement, death of 10 personnel in two patrol units was reported in what was tagged an ambush.

Sistan-Baluchistan borders Pakistan and Afghanistan, is one of the most impoverished provinces in the Islamic republic.

It is home to a large number of the Baluch minority, an ethnic group spread between Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan who practice Sunni Islam in contrast to the country’s predominantly Shiite population.

The province has experienced recurring clashes between Iranian security forces and rebels from the Baluch minority, radical Sunni groups and drug traffickers.

Saturday’s attack was said to be one of the deadliest attacks in the area in recent months.

In early October, at least six people, including police officers, were killed in the province in two separate attacks.

The Pakistan-based Sunni jihadist group Jaish al-Adl (Army of Justice in Arabic) claimed responsibility for the two attacks in a message on Telegram.

Formed in 2012 by Baluch separatists, the group is considered a “terrorist organization” by both Iran and the United States.

Iran and Pakistan frequently accuse each other of allowing rebel groups to operate and launch attacks from their respective territories.

In mid-January, Iran carried out a strike in Pakistan and targeted the Jaish al-Adl headquarters, according to the Mehr agency.

Describing themselves as “soldiers of Allah”, the group members regularly call for “armed jihad” against the Islamic republic.

HalVash said the attack appeared to target two security force vehicles and all those riding in them were killed. The truck appeared to have only damage from bullets, rather than any explosive being used.

Details of the killing still remains scarce over the attack in Gohar Kuh, some 1,200 kilometers (745 miles) southeast of the Iranian capital, Tehran.

The country’s interior minister has ordered an investigation into the incident that he described as causing the “martyrdom of a number of police.”

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