AhlulBayt News Agency

source : IRNA
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16 December 2023

5:10:39 AM
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Pakistan condemns terrorist attack at Rask Police headquarters

Pakistan has strongly condemned the terrorist attack at Rask Police headquarters in southeastern Iranian Sistan-Balouchestan province leading to the martyrdom of 11 Iranian officials.

AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): Pakistan has strongly condemned the terrorist attack at Rask Police headquarters in southeastern Iranian Sistan-Balouchestan province leading to the martyrdom of 11 Iranian officials.

“We extend our heartfelt condolences and stand in full solidarity with the government and people of Iran,” Ambassador of Pakistan to Iran Muhammad Mudassir Tipu said on X, formerly Twitter on Friday.

At least 11 Iranian police officers have been martyred in an attack on a police station in the southeastern border province of Sistan-Baluchestan.

Deputy Governor-General of Sistan-Baluchestan province, Alireza Marhamati said on Friday that senior police officers and soldiers were martyred and injured at the 2am (22:30 GMT Thursday) attack in the town of Rask, about 1,400km (875 miles) southwest of the capital, Tehran.

The Jaish e Adl group, which has an active presence in the province bordering Afghanistan and Pakistan, reportedly claimed responsibility for the overnight attack.

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