Unidentified attackers opened fire on two police patrol units near Iranshahr in Iran’s Sistan-Baluchestan province on Friday, killing five officers.
The assault occurred on the Khash-Iranshahr road, where police vehicles were stationed at the time, News.Az reports, citing Iranian media.
Sistan and Baluchestan, a province bordering Pakistan and Afghanistan, has witnessed recurring clashes between Iranian security forces, militants from the Baloch minority, and drug traffickers.
