11 killed in Iran police station attack

At least 11 security personnel have been killed in an attack on a police station in the southeastern border province of Sistan-Baluchestan in Iran.

The incident took place at 2am (22:30 GMT Thursday) in the town of Rask, about 1,400km (875 miles) southwest of the capital, Tehran.

Alireza Marhamati, deputy governor of the province, said senior police officers and soldiers were killed and injured in the attack.

A number of assailants were also killed in a shootout that ensued with the security forces.

The attack was one of the deadliest in years in the region close to Iran’s border with Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Source: Agencies