Terrorist attack kills 10 cops in southeast Iran

Jaish al-Adl claims responsibility for two attacks in message on Telegram

By AFP
October 27, 2024
A representational image showing an Iranian security personnel standing guard at a border crossing. — AFP/File
A representational image showing an Iranian security personnel standing guard at a border crossing. — AFP/File

TEHRAN:At least 10 police officers were killed in a “terrorist attack” in an area of southeastern Iran long plagued by unrest, local media reported on Saturday.

They were killed during an attack on “police vehicles” in Sistan-Baluchistan province’s Taftan county, the Mehr and Tasnim news agencies reported, without saying how it was carried out.

No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, which occurred some 1,200 kilometres (745 miles) southeast of the capital Tehran.

The official IRNA news agency, citing a police statement, reported the death of “10 personnel in two patrol units” in what it called an ambush.

Saturday’s attack was one of the deadliest attacks in the area in recent months.

The Jaish al-Adl -- Army of Justice in Arabic -- claimed responsibility for the two attacks in a message on Telegram.

Formed in 2012 by Baluch separatists, the group is considered a “terrorist organisation” by both Iran and the United States.