Gunmen kill policeman in southeast Iran

TEHRAN: Gunmen in southeastern Iran shot dead a senior police officer on Friday, state media reported, in an attack later claimed by a jihadist group.

The official IRNA news agency said the attack took place in the Sistan-Baluchistan region bordering Pakistan and Afghanistan.

“The head of the police criminal investigation department in Khash county was assassinated by gunmen outside his house,” IRNA reported.

The Sunni Muslim rebel group Jaish al-Adl, or Army of Justice, which is said to operate out of Pakistan claimed the attack on its Telegram channel. Tehran calls the organisation a “terrorist” group.