Local military officials in Sistan and Baluchestan province in southeast Iran said Saturday that the entire terrorist team that attacked a courthouse in Zahedan was dismantled in the clashes with security forces.
A statement from the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) said Saturday that 6 people were martyred and 22 others were wounded when terrorists attacked a courthouse in Zahedan in Sistan and Baluchestan province.
“Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Operational Base Quds which is the IRGC’s regional headquarters in the southeast of Iran said in a statement on Saturday that “In the terrorist attack on the Zahedan Courthouse, 6 people were martyred and 22 were injured. Most of the martyrs and injured were ordinary people, including a woman and a child.”
“Three terrorists were killed in this terrorist attack, including one carrying an explosive vest,” the IRGC Operational Base Quds statement added.
Meanwhile, Brigadier General Alireza Daliri, the deputy commander of the Police in Sistan and Baluchestan Province told local Iranian media “At 8:30 am today, a terrorist team affiliated with Zionism, disguised as clients, attempted to enter the Sistan and Baluchestan Justice Department in Zahedan. Due to the vigilance of the Law Enforcement officers present at the scene, they were engaged in clashes with the police. Fortunately, one of these terrorists was killed at the scene.”
“When this person threw a grenade inside the corridors of the courthouse, we unfortunately witnessed the martyrdom of a number of clients, including a one-year-old child and a Baloch mother,” General Daliri added.
“In the following clashes with the terrorists in a nearby street, luckily two more people were killed and the terrorist team was dismantled; in fact, the entire team was destoryed,” the deputy commander of Law Enforcement of Sistan and Baluchestan added.
Jaish al-Adl armed terrorist group claimed responsibility for the attack.
Terrorists attack Zahedan Judiciary building
The statement reported that armed individuals attacked the judiciary earlier today and that the clashes inside the building have now ended.
Several people were injured in this terrorist attack, and emergency personnel are now at the scene, it noted.
Some of the wounded were evacuated from the judiciary building with the help of rescue teams and transported to medical centers.
Visitors and staff are also being escorted out of the area by security and law enforcement forces, it said, adding that security and police forces are stationed around the courthouse.
Casualty figures remain unclear as no precise information on the number of injured or possible fatalities has been released yet.
