2010 Khorasan shootout
| 2010 Khorasan shootout | |
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South Khorasan Province
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| Location | South Khorasan Province, Iran |
| Date | 2 January 2010 |
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Attack type
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Shooting |
| Deaths | 10 |
| Injured | 4 |
| Perpetrator | Iranian drug smugglers |
| Defenders | Iranian police |
The 2010 Khorasan shootout occurred on January 2, 2010 when Iranian police executing a drug raid were fired upon by drug smugglers[1] near the Iran-Afghanistan border.[2] At least 10 Iranian police were killed; 7 died at the scene and three more died later as a result of injuries sustained during the shooting.[3]
It was Iran's deadliest drug smuggling related shootout in recent years. Reports also indicated that 4 additional Iranian policemen were also seriously injured in the shootout,[4] and two drug smugglers were killed.
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- ↑ Iranian police killed in drugs shoot-out. BBC News (2010-01-02). Retrieved on 2011-01-19.
- ↑ Drugs shootout claims 11 lives in eastern Iran | World | RIA Novosti. En.rian.ru. Retrieved on 2011-01-19.
- ↑ [1][dead link]
- ↑ Chinadaily BBS – World Affairs Today – Iranian police killed in drugs shoot-out. Bbs.chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved on 2011-01-19.
