2010 Khorasan shootout

The 2010 Khorasan shootout occurred on January 2, 2010, when Iranian police executing a drug raid were fired upon by drug smugglers[1] near the Iran-Afghanistan border. At least 10 Iranian police were killed; 7 died at the scene and three more died later as a result of injuries sustained during the shooting.[2]

2010 Khorasan shootout
South Khorasan Province
LocationSouth Khorasan Province, Iran
Date2 January 2010
Attack type
Mass shooting
Deaths10
Injured4
PerpetratorIranian drug smugglers
DefendersIranian police

Reports also indicated that 4 additional Iranian policemen were also seriously injured in the shootout,[3] and two drug smugglers were killed.

See also

References

  1. Iranian police killed in drugs shoot-out. BBC News (2010-01-02). Retrieved on 2011-01-19.
  2. "خطای نابهنگام". www.irna.ir. Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  3. Chinadaily BBS – World Affairs Today – Iranian police killed in drugs shoot-out Archived 2011-07-27 at the Wayback Machine. Bbs.chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved on 2011-01-19.


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