11 Iranian policemen killed in jihadist-claimed attack — state TV

At least 11 Iranian police officers have been killed in a jihadist-claimed attack on a police station in the southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchistan, an official tells state television.

“In the terrorist attack on the police headquarters in the town of Rask, 11 policemen were killed, and others were wounded,” says Alireza Marhamati, deputy governor of the province, adding that a number of assailants were also killed in the attack, which was claimed by the Sunni jihadist Jaish al-Adl (Army of Justice) group.

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