Jan 10, 2024, 9:36 AM
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Gunmen kill police officer in southeast Iran

Jan 10, 2024, 9:36 AM
News ID: 85349477
Gunmen kill police officer in southeast Iran

Tehran, IRNA – A police officer has been killed as gunmen attacked a checkpoint in Rask County in the southeastern Iranian province of Sistan and Baluchestan.

According to the police, the attack, which occurred on Wednesday at around 1:30 a.m. local time, was met with a counterattack and heavy fire from police forces, after which the gunmen fled the scene.

Sergeant major Amir-Hossein Hossein-Abadi embraced martyrdom during the raid, said the police, adding that efforts are underway to identify and arrest the assailants.

This is a second attack by gunmen in a month on police forces of Rask County.

On December 15, Rask’s police headquarters was attacked by a number of terrorist groups at around 2 a.m. local time.

Eleven police forces were killed in the terrorist attack and seven more were wounded.

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