Nine killed in Iran courthouse attack

Reuters

Tehran, Updated At : 02:00 AM Jul 27, 2025 IST

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At least nine people were killed in an armed attack by the Sunni Jaish al-Adl Baluch group on a courthouse in Zahedan, Sistan-Baluchestan province, on Saturday, including three of the assailants.

Another 22 were injured, according to the report. Jaish al-Adl confirmed the deaths of its three members in the clashes with security forces in Zahedan, the capital of the far southeastern province bordering Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Sistan-Baluchestan is home to Iran’s Sunni Muslim Baluch minority, who have long complained of economic marginalisation and political exclusion.

Jaish al-Adl said it had killed at least 30 members of the judiciary and security forces. It said it targeted judges and court personnel, whom it accused of issuing death sentences and house demolition orders to Baluch citizens.

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