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'Judiciary centre attacked': Eight killed in 'terrorist' attack in Iran; what we know

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Five people were killed and 13 others injured during an "terrorist attack" on a judiciary centre in Zahedan, a city in southeastern Iran , on Saturday, news agency AFP reported, quoting state media.

The attackers were later killed by security forces, according to Iranian state media.

Among those killed were five civilians and three assailants when gunmen struck a judiciary building, as per the AFP report.

"Unknown gunmen attacked the judiciary centre in Zahedan," the capital of southeastern Sistan Baluchistan province, the judiciary's Mizan Online said as quoted by AFP.

"Five people have been killed and 13 injured in this terrorist attack," it added. Separately, the official IRNA news agency reported that three of the attackers were killed during the assault.
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