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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.   

ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images
Police officers gather with images of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a protest against defamatory cartoons published by French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo, outside the French Embassy in Iran's capital Tehran on Jan. 8, 2023. — ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images

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