TEHRAN – Three Iranian police forces were martyred in an attack on a police station in Iran’s southern province of Hormozgan on Saturday night.

Unknown gunmen inside a car opened fire at a local police station in Tukahur district, Minab county, killing two police officers, media reported.

Two soldiers were also wounded in the attack and rushed to the hospital, where one of them died from injuries.

Following the assault, security forces launched an operation in the region to arrest the attackers.

MH/PA