Armed assailants fired on a car carrying a family near the city of Saravan in southeastern Iran, killing the father and a woman and wounding their child, according to a journalist in Iran. The attack follows an earlier report by an Iranian newspaper blaming 'American-Zionist terrorists'; no independent source has confirmed the affiliation of the gunmen.
This bulletin updates a developing incident near the Pakistan border in southeastern Iran, now reported as claiming three lives. At approximately 11:00 Jerusalem time on Tuesday, a journalist reported that gunmen opened fire on a vehicle carrying a family in the Saravan area. The father was killed at the scene; the mother later died of her wounds. Their child was injured, according to the same report, bringing the confirmed death toll to three.
The Zioneer had previously reported on this incident, with the first dispatch on Monday (22:00 Jerusalem) citing an unverified Hebrew-language report that an armed group backed by the US and Israel killed a driver and wounded his wife. A subsequent report by the state-affiliated Tasnim news agency, also at 22:00 Jerusalem on Monday, claimed a US- and Israeli-backed mercenary group killed a man and a woman in a drive-by shooting. Later, the Iranian newspaper Moshareghi reported that 'American-Zionist terrorists' killed two family members. The latest report, from a journalist on Tuesday morning, identifies the victims as a family of three and reports three deaths, but does not specify the affiliation of the attackers. The evolving picture shows a shift from unverified accusations of foreign involvement to a more detailed account of the victims, without independent confirmation of the perpetrators.
The Sistan and Baluchestan province, where Saravan is located, has a history of violence. Baluchi separatist groups have carried out attacks in the region, and Iranian authorities have previously alleged foreign involvement in such incidents.
The identity of the gunmen and their motives remain unconfirmed by any independent source, and the Iranian state has not officially commented. The report of a wounded child does not specify the severity of the injury.
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