Sistan and Baluchestan police announced that armed men opened fire on police forces in the city of Iranshahr, killing First Sergeant Major Mehran Salarzadeh. The attack is the latest in a series of shootings in the restive province, which Iranian authorities have previously attributed to foreign-backed groups.
The Sistan and Baluchestan police confirmed the killing of First Sergeant Major Mehran Salarzadeh in a gun attack in Iranshahr late Wednesday night. The province has seen a series of armed attacks targeting security forces in recent weeks. Earlier unconfirmed reports from opposition channels, covered by The Zioneer, described an ambush in the same city; this official announcement provides the first confirmed casualty. Iranian state media has previously blamed such attacks on what it calls 'American-Zionist agents.'
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