An incident led to the killing of four Police staff in Bampur County in the southeastern Iranian province of Sistan-Baluchestan on Sunday.

Police chief of Bampur, Major Ali-Reza Sayyad, told IRNA that the incident occurred in the county at a police station launched for the safety of the roads on the Iranshahr-Bampur route.

Major Sayyad added that the event is under investigation and the relevant details will be released later.

Bampur is limited to the vicinities of Iranshahr from the north, and to Sarbaz County from the east.

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This comes amid Western-backed riots in Iran, which began after the death of Iranian Mahsa Amini, who rioters claim was killed by the Morality Police. 

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