TEHRAN – A soldier was killed on Tuesday morning after gunmen attacked a government building in a small town in southeast of Iran, Tasnim news agency reported.

Provincial police commander, General Mohammad Qanbari, said two unknown gunmen on a motorcycle opened fire at the local county office building in Pishin, a small town located in Sarbaz County in the southeastern province of Sistan-Balouchestan.

A soldier serving in the police was killed, Qanbari said, adding that the assailants have fled the scene.

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