An Iranian police officer was killed and two others injured in an armed attack in Iran’s southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchistan, local police said on Friday.
According to Iran’s semi-official Mehr news agency, a group of gunmen in a sedan opened fire at a patrol unit in the city of Saravan late on Thursday, leaving several injured. Mehr cited a statement by the Sistan and Baluchistan police as saying that one of the officers, identified as Capt. Ali Motahari, later succumbed to his injuries.
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Source: AL-Monitor News
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