Five civilians, three gunmen killed in courthouse attack in southeast Iran
Assault claimed by Jaish al-Adl, a Baloch separatist group in restive Sistan-Baluchistan; authorities call incident a ‘terror’ attack
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TEHRAN, Iran — Gunmen killed five civilians during a “terrorist attack” on a judiciary building in southeast Iran on Saturday before being killed themselves, state media reported.
“Unknown gunmen attacked the judiciary center in Zahedan,” the capital of southeastern Sistan-Baluchistan province, the judiciary’s Mizan Online said.
“Five people have been killed and 13 injured in this terrorist attack,” the report said while adding that the counts are “preliminary” and the toll may rise.
Separately, the official IRNA news agency reported that three of the attackers were killed during the assault, citing the regional headquarters of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
According to Alireza Daliri, deputy police commander of Sistan-Baluchistan province, the attackers attempted to enter the building disguised as visitors.
The assailants threw a grenade into the building, Daliri said, killing several people inside, including a one-year-old baby and the child’s mother.
According to Iranian media, Jaish al-Adl (Arabic for “Army of Justice”), a Baloch jihadist group based in Pakistan but also active in Iran, claimed responsibility for the attack.
Eight Killed in Terrorist Attack on Judiciary Building in Southeast Iran
At least eight people, including five civilians and three assailants, were killed in a terrorist attack on a judiciary building in Zahedan, the capital of Iran's southeastern Sistan Baluchistan province pic.twitter.com/GJz9lniLqL— PARAMOUNT NEWS UPDATE (@ParamountU12994) July 26, 2025
Located about 1,200 kilometers (745 miles) southeast of the capital Tehran, the restive province shares a long border with Pakistan and Afghanistan.
The area has been the scene of recurring clashes between Iranian security forces, including the IRGC, and rebels from the Baluch minority, radical Sunni groups, and drug traffickers.
In one of the deadliest incidents in the region, ten police officers were killed in October in what authorities also described as a “terrorist” attack.
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