Terrorists kill four police officers in SE Iran
Four police officers of the Khash-Taftan Traffic Police Station in the Iranian southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan were martyred in a terrorist attack.
Sistan and Baluchestan Police Information Center made the announcement on Sunday, saying that four police officers were patrolling when they were attacked by terrorists.
The report says that the officers were on a routine mission on a road linking Khash and Taftan towns some 1,200 kilometers (745 miles) southeast of the capital, Tehran. The perpetrators and their motives were not immediately clear, but a judicial order has been issued to arrest the perpetrators, Tasnim news agency reported.
The province, which borders Pakistan, has witnessed several terror attacks targeting both civilians and security forces over the past years.