2018 Chabahar suicide bombing
A suicide car bombing occurred on 6 December 2018 near a police station in Chabahar city, Sistan and Baluchestan Province. The attack left at least two policemen killed and 48 others injured, among them women and children.
| 2018 Chabahar suicide bombing | |
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The remains of the suicide car | |
| Location | Chabahar, Sistan-Baluchestan, Iran |
| Date | 7 December 2018 (UTC+3½) |
| Target | Police headquarters |
Attack type | Suicide bombing |
| Deaths | 2 (+1 attacker) |
| Injured | 48 |
| Perpetrators | Ansar Al-Furqan |
Iranian media has accused the Ansar Al-Furqan group a Sunni jihadi group, of being behind the incident. Ansar Al-Furqan took responsibility for the attack. Suicide bombings are rare in Iran.
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