Sistan-Baluchestan, Iran – Four people were killed Sunday in southeastern Iran. This occurred after an attempt to storm a police station in Sistan-Baluchestan province.
Tasnim News Agency reported that “a policeman from Sarvan was killed while terrorists were trying to enter the police station” in this area of Sistan-Baluchestan.
According to the agency, the attackers belong to the Baloch group Jaish al-Adl. This group is based in Pakistan and active in southeastern Iran.
The agency reported that “three terrorists were killed and two others were arrested.”
Long borders with Pakistan and Afghanistan
Sistan-Baluchestan Province is located about 1,200 kilometers southeast of the capital, Tehran, and shares long borders with Pakistan and Afghanistan.
The region witnesses frequent clashes between Iranian security forces, including the Iranian Revolutionary Guard. Rebels from the Baloch minority and other groups are also involved, in addition to drug smugglers.
On July 26, gunmen stormed a courthouse in the provincial capital, Zahedan, killing at least six people. This attack was later claimed by the Army of Justice.
In one of the deadliest attacks in the province, 10 police officers were killed last October. Authorities also described it as a “terrorist” attack.
