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Iran executes Baluch militant over armed attack on police station

By Thomson Reuters Nov 7, 2026 | 2:46 AM

Nov 7 (Reuters) – Iran executed a Baluch man for involvement in an armed ​attack on a ‌police station in the southeast of the country in which several officers were killed ‌or ​wounded, Iranian ⁠media reported on ⁠Saturday.

Mohammad Aref Shahbakhsh, identified by the semi-official media as a member of ​the Sunni militant group Jaish al-Adl, was ⁠convicted of ⁠armed rebellion and “waging war ​against God” in connection ​with the attack on the ‌Qaleh Bid police station in Khash, in Sistan-Baluchestan province.

The report did ⁠not specify when the attack took place or how many police ⁠officers ‌were killed or ⁠wounded.

Jaish al-Adl, which ​operates ‌in southeastern Iran ​near the ⁠border with Pakistan, has carried out numerous attacks against Iranian security forces.

(Reporting by Dubai NewsroomEditing by ​Tomasz Janowski)