Identification of three Baloch citizens killed and injured in shooting by military forces in Zahedan
According to news received by Baloch Media Friday, September 17, 1405, following a shooting and clash between military forces and three Baloch citizens in the area of Daneshgah Street in Zahedan, two Baloch citizens lost their lives and another citizen was injured and then arrested by military forces.
The identities of the two Baloch citizens killed: “Zakaria Shah Bakhsh”, son of Ghulam Nabi, and “Mehrallah Shah Bakhsh”, son of Bajar, and the identity of the injured and arrested Baloch citizen: “Omid Shah Bakhsh”, son of Aziz, all residents of Galugah village in the Korin district of Zahedan city have been verified by Baloch media.
According to public sources: “At around 12:30 am today, these three Baloch citizens were driving a car on Daneshgah Street when they were directly targeted by military forces and exchanged fire, as a result of which two Baloch citizens were killed and another was injured and arrested by military forces.”
The sources added: “The shooting began at around 30 am and lasted for about two hours, during which security forces and plainclothes personnel were deployed to the scene, and several ambulances were also dispatched.”
The sources added: “The relatives of these citizens have stated that they have no affiliation with any Baloch armed opposition groups or political parties, and that their carrying of weapons was due to tribal problems and disputes, and after the military forces began shooting, these citizens returned fire in response to the shooting.”
Meanwhile, the provincial police have announced that two gunmen were killed and another person was arrested during a clash between the IRGC Quds Force and the occupants of a vehicle; a story that differs from the statements of the relatives of these citizens about how the clash began.