On January 29, a bomb attack hit the area near a police station in the city of Zahedan in southeastern Iran, near the border with Pakistan. At least four people were injured by the explosion, according to Iranian media. Another explosive device was found and defused on the scene.
انفجار دو عامل انتحاری در زاهدان
بر اساس گزارشات رسیده دو عامل انتحاری خود را مقابل کلانتری ۱۲ زاهدان منفجر کردند pic.twitter.com/MO7Njx0fFh
— خبرگزاری مهر (@mehrnews_fa) January 29, 2019
Zahedan is the capital of Sistan-Baluchestan province where Iranian security forces often clash with armed drugs smugglers and members of Sunni militant group, Jaish al-Adl (the Army of Justice). The terrorist group has carried out several attacks on Iranian security forces mainly in Sistan-Baluchestan. For example, it claimed responsibility for an attack that killed 10 border guards near Pakistan in 2017.
