Deadly Attack on Iran Police Station Leaves 11 Security Personnel Dead: State TV

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Source: Al Jazeera English
Deadly Attack on Iran Police Station Leaves 11 Security Personnel Dead: State TV
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TL;DR

Eleven Iranian security personnel were killed in an attack on a police station in the southeastern border province of Sistan-Baluchestan. The attack, claimed by the Sunni armed group Jaish al-Adl, resulted in a shootout with security forces, leaving a number of assailants dead. The region has been plagued by unrest due to drugs-smuggling gangs, Baluchi rebels, and Sunni Muslim hardliners. Similar attacks have occurred in the past, targeting security forces in the area.

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