Deadly Attack on Iran Police Station Leaves 11 Security Personnel Dead: State TV
Eleven Iranian security personnel were killed in an attack on a police station in the southeastern border province of Sistan-Baluchestan. The attack, claimed by the Sunni armed group Jaish al-Adl, resulted in a shootout with security forces, leaving a number of assailants dead. The region has been plagued by unrest due to drugs-smuggling gangs, Baluchi rebels, and Sunni Muslim hardliners. Similar attacks have occurred in the past, targeting security forces in the area.