The information center of the Sistan and Baluchestan police announced that a police officer was killed during an "armed militant ground attack on a checkpoint and inspection station" in the city of Rask.

The information center of the Sistan and Baluchestan police announced that a police officer was killed during an "armed militant ground attack on a checkpoint and inspection station" in the city of Rask.

In the statement of this center, published on Thursday, the 9th of Mehr, the identity of this officer was announced as "First Sergeant Alireza Sanchouli".

This officer was killed at a time when the security and law enforcement deputy of the governor of Sistan and Baluchestan says that an armed militant ground attack was "repelled" at a checkpoint and inspection point at the entrance of the city of Rask.

Ali Khalilabadi told the IRNA news agency on Thursday morning that "hours ago, the assassination agents of the enemy's hireling started shooting from the river side toward the city of Ahmadabad Rask" and "following the counter-measures of the security forces, the attackers were forced to retreat and the shooting stopped." Without mentioning the killing of Sergeant Sanchouli, the security and law enforcement deputy of the governor of Sistan and Baluchestan added that "there was no damage or special incident in this event and the support forces are on full alert, monitoring the area and following the security situation."