ZAHEDAN: Three terrorists among nine were killed and as many as 22 sustained injuries during an attack on a courthouse in Zahedan, the capital of the Sistan-Baluchestan pro­vince of Iran on Satur­day, in what state media described as a strike by a Jaish al-Adl Baluch militant group.

A toddler, a 60-year-old woman and three security personnel were among those killed.

The attackers wore exp­losive vests and carried grenades, a judiciary official said.

According to Alireza Daliri, deputy police commander of Sistan-Balu­ch­istan province, the assailants threw a grenade into the building, killing several people inside. Three of the terrorists have been killed, according to the an­­nouncement of the Isla­mic Revolutionary Guards.

The Jaish al-Adl Baluch group claimed responsibility, saying it targeted jud­ges for issuing “death sentences and house demolition orders to Baluch citiz­ens. We warn all jud­ges and employees of the judiciary that Baluchestan will no longer be a safe place for them.”

Published in Dawn, July 27th, 2025