2018 Chabahar suicide bombing

A suicide car bombing occurred on 6 December 2018 near a police station in Chabahar city, Sistan and Baluchestan Province.[1] The attack left at least two policemen killed and 48 others injured,[3][4] among them women and children.[5]

2018 Chabahar suicide bombing
The remains of the suicide car
LocationChabahar, Sistan-Baluchestan, Iran
Date7 December 2018 (UTC+3½)
TargetPolice headquarters[1]
Attack type
Suicide bombing
Deaths2 (+1 attacker)[2]
Injured48
PerpetratorsAnsar Al-Furqan

Iranian media has accused the Ansar Al-Furqan group[6] a Sunni jihadi group, of being behind the incident. Ansar Al-Furqan took responsibility for the attack.[3] Suicide bombings are rare in Iran.[3][7]

Bombing

A suicide bomber drove a pickup truck loaded with explosives towards a Law Enforcement Police's station in Chabahar city. Police officers blocked the vehicle and started shooting at the driver, who then blew the car up near the station.[3] According to France 24, as soon as the car bomb was detonated, gunmen tried assaulting the Police Headquarters, but they were killed by Iranian security forces.[8]

At least two policemen killed and 48 others injured as a result of the bombing.[3][4] The injured people, among them women and children,[5] consisted of 10 military personnel and 32 civilian, 28 of whom were immediately discharged from the hospital after outpatient treatment and 8 others underwent surgery.[9]

Aftermath

According to the police chief Hossein Ashtari, 10 people, suspected of having links to the bombing incident are detained and more cases are identified and being prosecuted.[10]

Javad Zarif, Iran's Foreign Minister, accused a foreign power of involvement and did not name a specific country. "Foreign-backed terrorists kill and wound innocents in Chabahar. As we've made clear in the past, such crimes won’t go unpunished," Zarif said on Twitter.[7] Indian Foreign Minister described the attack as "despicable terrorist attack" and asked for bringing the perpetrators to the justice.[7] Pakistani Foreign Office Spokesman Mohammad Faisal condemned the attack in a Twitter message.[11]

Analysis

According to the Tasnim News Agency, the aim of the attack was to destabilize the area prior to the meeting of the committee pursuing the Chabahar Agreement.[9][12]

See also

References
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  2. "Iran: Suicide attack hits police post in Chabahar - News - Al Jazeera". www.aljazeera.com.
  3. "Rare suicide car bombing in Iran kills at least two". The Guardian. Associated Press. 6 December 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  4. "Suicide bomber kills at least two in attack on southeast Iran..." Reuters. 2018-12-06. Retrieved 2018-12-06.
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  6. "Ansar Al-Forqan Terrorist Group Likely Responsible for Chabahar Attack". en.farsnews.com. Archived from the original on 6 January 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  7. "Iran: Suicide attack hits police post in Chabahar". Al Jazeera. 6 December 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  8. "Deadly suicide bomb attack leaves many wounded in southeast Iran".
  9. "Terrorist missed their aim; 2 events were hold after the 2 operation". Tasnim News Agency. 9 December 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  10. "Iran arrests 10 suspects in suicide bombing that killed two". Aljazeera. 9 December 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  11. "Pakistan strongly condemns car bomb attack in Iran's Chabahar City". 6 December 2018. Archived from the original on 7 December 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  12. "Iran: Suicide attack hits police post in Chabahar | News | Al Jazeera". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2018-12-10.

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