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Senior Iranian police officer killed in terrorist attack in Sistan and Baluchestan

Chief of the Iranian Police Criminal Investigation (CID) Department in Saravan County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, southeastern Iran, was shot dead in an armed attack, on April 30, 2023.

A senior Iranian police officer has been killed in a terrorist attack in the country’s southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan after unidentified assailants launched a surprise attack on him.

Colonel Alireza Shahraki, chief of the Iranian Police Criminal Investigation (CID) Department in Saravan County, was fatally shot after unknown gunmen sprayed bullets on his car in an early morning ambush at a crossroad, Iran’s Nour News reported on Sunday.

Governor of Saravan, Saeed Tajlili, said Shahraki’s wife was also seriously wounded in the incident and was transferred to the hospital to receive medical treatment.

The gunmen fled the scene in a car after the driving-by shooting.

A thorough investigation is underway to look into the circumstances surrounding the deadly attack and capture the perpetrators.

Sistan and Baluchestan province, which borders Pakistan, has witnessed several terror attacks targeting both civilians and security forces over the past years.


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