Gunmen attacked two military vehicles used by security forces in Bampur, in Iran’s southeastern Sistan-Baluchestan province, on Monday, according to reports from Iranian state media and a Baluch rights monitoring group. The incident has been described by Iranian authorities as a terrorist attack on a police patrol, with varying accounts of the death toll.
Details of the Attack in Bampur
The Baluch rights group Haalvsh reported that attackers opened fire on two Toyota vehicles belonging to military forces. At least three people were killed in one of the vehicles, while the second vehicle overturned after being targeted by gunfire. The condition and number of occupants in the second vehicle were not immediately clear.
Iran’s state television characterized the event as a “terrorist attack” on a police patrol and reported that one police officer was killed. The IRGC-affiliated Tasnim News Agency put the death toll at two.
No group has publicly claimed responsibility in the initial reports, and further details on the identity of the attackers or any subsequent operations remain limited.
Conflicting Reports on Casualties
Discrepancies between local monitoring groups and official Iranian ...