Two Iranian police officers were killed and another injured in an armed attack in southeastern Iran on Monday, according to local media.
Gunmen opened fire on a police patrol operating in Bampur county in Sistan-Baluchestan province, Iran’s semi-official Fars News Agency reported, citing provincial police authorities.
The officers, from the Nukju police station, were carrying out security duties when their patrol came under fire.
Two officers were killed in the attack, while a third sustained injuries. Further details about the injured officer’s condition were not immediately available.
No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, and authorities had not identified the assailants.
Sistan-Baluchestan, which borders Pakistan and Afghanistan, has experienced recurring violence and attacks targeting Iranian security personnel in recent years.
Iranian authorities have frequently attributed such attacks in the province to armed militant groups operating in the region.