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Iran executes Baluch militant over armed attack on police station

Reuters

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)