2010 Khorasan shootout

2010 Khorasan shootout
Map of Iran with South Khorasan highlighted
South Khorasan Province
Location South Khorasan Province, Iran
Date 2 January 2010
Attack type
 Shooting
Deaths 10
Non-fatal injuries
 4
Perpetrator Iranian drug smugglers
Defenders Iranian police

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.[2] 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.[3]

It was Iran's deadliest drug smuggling related shootout in recent years. Reports also indicated that 4 additional Iranian policemen were also seriously injured in the shootout,[4] 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. ↑ Drugs shootout claims 11 lives in eastern Iran | World | RIA Novosti. En.rian.ru. Retrieved on 2011-01-19.
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  4. ↑ Chinadaily BBS – World Affairs Today – Iranian police killed in drugs shoot-out. Bbs.chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved on 2011-01-19.
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