Iran's official IRNA news agency reports that a deputy police chief in Sistan and Baluchestan province, southeastern Iran, was killed by unidentified assailants yesterday. The agency previously reported two killings in the same province, which it attributed to what it called "mercenaries of the Americans and Israelis."
The Iranian state news agency IRNA reported Wednesday that a deputy police chief in Sistan and Baluchestan province was killed by unidentified assailants on Tuesday. The agency did not name the officer or provide further details on the circumstances of the attack. In a separate report, IRNA noted that two other individuals were killed in the same province in a previous incident, which it blamed on an organization described as "mercenaries of the Americans and Israelis." Sistan and Baluchestan, which borders both Pakistan and Afghanistan, has seen periodic unrest involving ethnic Baluch separatist groups and drug-smuggling networks. The report is single-sourced and no independent corroboration has been issued by Iranian authorities or other outlets.
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