2019 Khash–Zahedan suicide bombing

On February 13, 2019, a suicide bombing on the Khash–Zahedan road in Sistan and Baluchestan Province of Iran killed at least 27 Revolutionary Guards and wounded another 13. It was one of the deadliest terrorist attacks in Iran in years. The Salafi jihadist militant organization Jaish ul-Adl ("Army of Justice") said it carried out the bombing.

2019 Khash–Zahedan suicide bombing
LocationKurin District, Sistan-Baluchestan, Iran
Date13 February 2019 (UTC+3½)
TargetIRGC
Attack type
Suicide bombing, car bombing
Deaths27 (+1 attacker)
Injured13
PerpetratorsJaish ul-Adl
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