2 police officers gunned down in Iran's protest-hit southeast
The attack occurred in an area that has seen the worst of the violence from Iranian security forces determined to crush the anti-government protests that have rocked the nation over the past four months.
TEHRAN — The Iranian police announced on Tuesday the deaths of two officers in the country's volatile and protest-hit Sistan-Baluchistan province.
The pre-dawn ambush targeted a police patrol near the town of Bampour, according to the provincial police commander, Mohammad Qanbari, who was interviewed by Tasnim news agency.
The report identified those shot as Maj. Mokhtar Momeni and Lt. Abouzar Omidvar and blamed the attack on "armed thugs" who injured two other officers in the shootout.
The police commander promised, "The perpetrators will be arrested in no time to face the maximum punishment."
