Two members of Iranian security forces were killed in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan.
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Two Members of Iranian Security Forces Killed
On Thursday, Tasnim news agency reported that two members of Iranian security forces were killed and three others wounded in armed attacks in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan.
In one incident, a minibus carrying Iranian army ground force members deployed to the Makran coast was attacked by armed individuals in Nikshahr county as the forces were en route to change shifts. One member was killed and three others were injured.
In the other incident, armed thugsattacked the commando unit of Nosratabad city’s police during a patrol in Zahedan county. One law enforcement officer was killed, while a number of the terrorists were wounded and fled after unit members returned fire. Those behind the attacks have been identified, and police have launched a manhunt to arrest them.
Sistan and Baluchestan, which borders Pakistan and Afghanistan, has seen repeated violence involving Iranian security forces, militants, and drug traffickers, with both civilians and personnel targeted. On Monday, two police officers were killed and another wounded in a shooting attack by militants in the province.
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Sources: Xinhua – IRNA – Tasmin
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