Английская Википедия:2018 Chabahar suicide bombing
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox terrorist attack Шаблон:Campaignbox Iran–Jundallah conflict A suicide car bombing occurred on 6 December 2018 near a police station in Chabahar city, Sistan and Baluchestan Province.[1] The attack left at least two policemen killed and 48 others injured,[2][3] among them women and children.[4]
Iranian media has accused the Ansar Al-Furqan group[5] a Sunni jihadi group, of being behind the incident. Ansar Al-Furqan took responsibility for the attack.[2] Suicide bombings are rare in Iran.[2][6]
Bombing
A suicide bomber drove a pickup truck loaded with explosives towards a Law Enforcement Police's station in Chabahar city. Police officers blocked the vehicle and started shooting at the driver, who then blew the car up near the station.[2] According to France 24, as soon as the car bomb was detonated, gunmen tried assaulting the Police Headquarters, but they were killed by Iranian security forces.[7]
At least two policemen killed and 48 others injured as a result of the bombing.[2][3] The injured people, among them women and children,[4] consisted of 10 military personnel and 32 civilian, 28 of whom were immediately discharged from the hospital after outpatient treatment and 8 others underwent surgery.[8]
Aftermath
According to the police chief Hossein Ashtari, 10 people, suspected of having links to the bombing incident are detained and more cases are identified and being prosecuted.[9]
Javad Zarif, Iran's Foreign Minister, accused a foreign power of involvement and did not name a specific country. "Foreign-backed terrorists kill and wound innocents in Chabahar. As we've made clear in the past, such crimes won’t go unpunished," Zarif said on Twitter.[6] Indian Foreign Minister described the attack as "despicable terrorist attack" and asked for bringing the perpetrators to the justice.[6] Pakistani Foreign Office Spokesman Mohammad Faisal condemned the attack in a Twitter message.[10]
Analysis
According to the Tasnim News Agency, the aim of the attack was to destabilize the area prior to the meeting of the committee pursuing the Chabahar Agreement.[8][11]
See also
References
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