Iran’s state-run IRNA news states 32 Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps members, consisting of volunteer Basiji forces, were likewise injured.
Published On 1 Oct 2022
An attack by armed separatists on a police headquarters in a southeastern city has actually eliminated 19 individuals, consisting of 4 members of Iran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
The assaulters in Friday’s attack concealed amongst worshippers near a mosque in the city of Zahedan, capital of Sistan-Baluchestan province, and after that stormed the close-by police headquarters, the state-run IRNA news company reported on Saturday.
Provincial Governor Hossein Modaresi was priced quote as stating 19 individuals were eliminated. The news outlet stated 32 IRGC members, consisting of volunteer Basiji forces, were likewise injured in clashes.
It was not instantly clear if the attack was associated with across the country anti-government demonstrations grasping Iran after the death in cops custody of a young Iranian female.
Sistan-Baluchestan borders Afghanistan and Pakistan and has actually seen previous attacks on security forces by ethnic Baluchi separatists.
Tasnim and other state-linked Iranian news outlets reported that the head of the IRGC’s intelligence department, Seyyed Ali Mousavi, was shot throughout the attack and later on passed away.
It is not uncommon for IRGC members to be present at authorities bases around the nation.
Ongoing demonstrations
Thousands of Iranians have actually required to the streets over the last 2 weeks to oppose the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22- year-old female who had actually been apprehended by the “morality cops” in the capital of Tehran for presumably using her headscarf too loosely.
The protesters have actually vented their anger over the treatment of females and larger repression in Iran.
Iranian state television has actually reported a minimum of 41 protesters and cops have actually been eliminated given that the presentations started on September 17.