Gunmen kill senior police official in Iran's Sistan and Baluchistan
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Colonel Alireza Shahraki, a ranking officer in the Iranian Police Criminal Investigation (CID) Department in Sistan and Baluchistan Province, is killed in an assassination.
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Colonel Alireza Shahraki, commander of the Iranian Police Criminal Investigation.
After unidentified assailants launched a surprise attack on him, a senior Iranian police officer was killed in an armed attack in the country's southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan.
Colonel Alireza Shahraki, the commander of the Iranian Police Criminal Investigation (CID) Department in Saravan County, was fatally shot in an early morning ambush at a crossroads by unknown gunmen, according to Iran's Nour News on Sunday.
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Saeed Tajlili, governor of Saravan, informed IRNA that Shahraki's wife was also critically injured in the event and was sent to a hospital for treatment.
Following the murder, the gunmen fled the scene in a car.
An extensive investigation is underway to unearth into the facts behind the tragic attack and apprehend those responsible.
Sistan and Baluchestan region, which borders Pakistan, has seen a number of terror strikes in recent years, targeting both civilians and security forces.
