One person was killed as a result of shelling from “unknown sources” and 14 others, including security forces, were injured during “riots” that broke out today in the city of Zahedan in the southeast of Sistan-Baluchistan province. Iranreported by the state media.

“As a result of today’s unrest in Zahedan, one civilian was killed as a result of shelling from unknown sources, 14 people, including law enforcement officers, were injured,” the Irna agency reported, citing the provincial Security Council.

Earlier, the Human Rights Defenders News Agency (HRANA), a non-governmental organization, reported that Iranian security forces opened fire on protesters in Zahedan today, a month after riots killed dozens of people in the city.

“Special police forces suppressed the demonstration and opened fire on the crowd” that had gathered after Friday prayers in Zahedan, HRANA reported on Twitter.

On September 30, riots broke out in the city during protests against the rape of a young girl by a police officer. According to the non-governmental organization Iranian Human Rights, at least 93 people died.

^{Source: APE-MEB, AFP.}