2010 Khorasan shootout

2010 Khorasan shootout
South Khorasan province
LocationSouth Khorasan province, Iran
Date2 January 2010
Attack type
Shootout
Deaths10
Injured4
PerpetratorIranian drug smugglers
DefendersIranian police

The 2010 Khorasan shootout occurred on January 2, 2010, when Iranian police executing a drug raid were fired upon by drug smugglers 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.

Reports also indicated that 4 additional Iranian policemen were also seriously injured in the shootout, and two drug smugglers were killed.

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