2022 Zahedan massacre
| 2022 Zahedan police station attacks | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of Mahsa Amini protests | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Iranian security forces | Protestors of the Death of Mahsa Amini | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 4 killed | 52 killed, 270 injured | ||||||
On 30 September 2022, the Iranian govenment claimed that protestors had tried to storm three police stations in the southeastern city of Zahedan, Iran.[1]
Security forces opened fire on the protestors, and violently cracked down on protestors in Zahedan, leading to street clashes resulting in at least 58 protestors being killed and 270 injured.[2] The day was dubbed "The Bloody Friday" by some sources for this reason.
The clashes were mainly caused by the rape of a 15-year-old Baluch girl in June by Colonel Ebrahim Kouchakzai[3], the commander of the police force in Chabahar, and the recent murder of Mahsa Amini in the custody of the Guidance Patrol.
References
- ^ "Several Killed As Police Shoots Protesters In Southeastern Iran". Iran International. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
- ^ "جمعه خونین زاهدان؛ دستکم ۵۸ کشته و بیش از ۲۷۰ زخمی – DW – ۱۴۰۱/۷/۸". dw.com (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-10-02.
- ^ "Friday Imam Confirms Rape of a 15-Year-Old Girl by Police Chief". iranwire.com. Retrieved 2022-10-02.