Iran executes Baluch militant over armed attack on police station


Nov 7 (Reuters) - ⁠Iran executed a Baluch man ⁠for involvement in an armed ‌attack on a police station in the southeast of the country in which ​several officers were ⁠killed or wounded, ⁠Iranian media reported on Saturday.

Mohammad Aref ⁠Shahbakhsh, ‌identified by the semi-official media as a ⁠member of the Sunni militant group ​Jaish ‌al-Adl, was convicted of armed ⁠rebellion and "waging ​war against God" in connection with the attack on ⁠the Qaleh Bid police station ​in Khash, in Sistan-Baluchestan province.

The report did not specify when ⁠the attack took place or how many police officers were killed or wounded.

Jaish al-Adl, which ​operates in southeastern ⁠Iran near the border with Pakistan, ​has carried out ‌numerous attacks against ​Iranian security forces.

(Reporting by Dubai NewsroomEditing by Tomasz Janowski)

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