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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. 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.[2]
2010 Khorasan shootout | |
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Location | South Khorasan Province, Iran |
Date | 2 January 2010 |
Attack type | Mass shooting |
Deaths | 10 |
Injured | 4 |
Perpetrator | Iranian drug smugglers |
Defenders | Iranian police |
Reports also indicated that 4 additional Iranian policemen were also seriously injured in the shootout,[3] and two drug smugglers were killed.
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