US EditionJaish al-Adl Attack on Zahedan Courthouse Kill Five, Wounds Thirteen
ZAHEDAN, SISTAN AND BALUCHISTAN PROVINCE, IRAN, JUL 26 – Militant group Jaish al-Adl claimed responsibility for the attack amid ongoing sectarian tensions in the underdeveloped Sistan and Baluchistan province, officials said.
- Nine people were killed in a gun and grenade attack on a courthouse in Sistan-Baluchistan province in southeastern Iran on Saturday.
- The assault happened near the borders with Pakistan and Afghanistan, where clashes between security forces and armed groups, including the Sunni militant group Jaish al-Adl, frequently occur.
- Jaish al-Adl, composed mainly of ethnic Baloch members, seeks greater rights and independence for the Baloch people in Iran.
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At least six people were killed Saturday after a group of armed men attacked Zahedan, the capital of Sistan and Baluchestan province (southeast), in a terrorist attack claimed by the group…
At least six people were killed and 22 injured this Saturday after armed terrorists broke into the Sistan and Balochistan provincial court, located on Azadi Street, Zahedan Province, south-east of Iran. The attack was claimed by the self-styled terrorist group Jaish al-Adl. Iranian security forces responded quickly, killing three assailants in the clashes. Three members of the court security team died while defending the building. Security perso…
In Iran, six people were killed in an attack called a "terrorist" attack on a justice building, reports the judiciary on Saturday, July 26. "Armed men... Article Iran: At least six dead in a "terrorist" attack on a justice building appeared first on Current Values.
Unknown gunmen kill 6 in attack on court in southeast Iran
Unknown attackers launched a gun and grenade attack on a court building in southeast Iran Saturday, killing six people including a child and wounding 20, state TV reported. The report said security forces killed three of the gunmen in the armed clash in the country’s restive southern province of Sistan and Baluchestan. It did not identify any of the victims. State TV said the attack happened in the province's capital city of Zahedan. Police and …
Eight people, including five civilians and all three attackers, were killed in an attack on a courthouse in the southeastern Iranian city of Zahedan, a jihadist group active in Pakistan and Iran has claimed responsibility for the attack.
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