(Reuters) – Baluch militants attacked a police station in southeastern Iran early on Friday, killing 11 safety personnel and wounding a number of, state tv mentioned.
State media added that a number of members of the militant Jaish al-Adl group have been additionally killed in ensuing clashes within the city of Rask within the impoverished province of Sistan-Baluchestan.
The province bordering Afghanistan and Pakistan has a predominantly Sunni Muslim inhabitants, in distinction to most Iranians, who’re Shi’ite.
It has lengthy been the location of frequent clashes between safety forces and Sunni militants, in addition to drug smugglers.
The militant group Jaish al-Adl, which says it seeks larger rights and higher dwelling circumstances for ethnic minority Baluchis, has claimed accountability for a number of assaults in recent times on Iranian safety forces within the province.
