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Police prevention chief killed in armed attack in Faryab County

Iranian state media and regional police officials reported that Mehdi Jamshidi, head of the Prevention Police in Faryab County, Kerman Province, was killed in a shooting by unidentified armed individuals. The perpetrators have not been publicly identified, and no group has claimed responsibility.

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2 differing positions reported on casualties across 3 publishers; unresolved.
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  • bbcکشته شد
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2 differing positions reported on attribution across 2 publishers; unresolved.
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2 differing positions reported on location across 3 publishers; unresolved.
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WhereFaryab
36.265, 64.897 ±120 km
First reported16 days ago
Published2026-10-09 13:55 UTC
Sources3
How this travelled.
Reports4Independent tellings3
3 independently corroborated tellings.

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Global Event Monitor. Police prevention chief killed in armed attack in Faryab County. 2026-10-09T13:55:25.576Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:5224. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-10-09/assassination-senior-official-faryab-f966183d

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