Video Shows Moment Gunmen Launch Attack On Court Building In Iran
Unknown gunmen attacked a court building in Iran, killing six on Saturday. The attackers were linked to militant group Jaish al-Adl. Security forces swiftly regained control.
Days after a group of unidentified men launched a deadly attack on a court building in southeast Iran, a video capturing the chaotic scenes from the spot, has emerged on social media platform X.
The assailants had launched a gun and grenade attack on a court building on Saturday, killing six people and leaving 20 others injured, news agency AP reported.
CCTV footage captures the moment of the terrorist attacked on the courthouse building in Zahedan, which resulted in the deaths of six people and injuries to 22 others. pic.twitter.com/ewr8c9lG2A — Tehran Times (@TehranTimes79) July 29, 2025
The security forces killed three of the attackers during retaliation in the country's restive southern province of Sistan and Baluchestan.
In the video on X, the group of attacker carrying rifles were seen entering the building, prompting the people present there to run. As they entered the building, one of them shot at a specially-abled man. While a woman in the premises was seen running and covering her ears amid the sound of firing.
AP, citing State TV, reported the attack was carried out in the province's capital city of Zahedan. Acting swiftly, police and security forces immediately took control of the site, 1,130 kilometres southeast of Tehran.
The province that shares border with Afghanistan and Pakistan, has been the site of occasional deadly clashes involving militant groups, armed drug smugglers and Iran's security forces.
Earlier in October, an attack on an Iranian police convoy in the province claimed lives of at least 10 officers.
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