Son of IRGC general killed in Iranian province of Sistan-Balochistan

Mahmoud Absalan, son of General Parviz Absalan, deputy commander of one of the units of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC, elite units of the Iranian Armed Forces) in the province of Sistan-Balochistan, was killed by unknown people, Report informs citing TASS that this was reported on Saturday by a source of ILNA news agency.

According to him, at the time of the incident, Absalan was at one of the checkpoints in the city of Zahedan, the administrative center of the province. The shooting was opened by an unknown person who was passing by car. There were no other casualties during the incident.

The agency notes that the deceased was also the bodyguard of one of the IRGC generals, whose car was fired upon.

The province of Sistan-Balochistan is one of the sources of tension for Iran. It borders Pakistan and Afghanistan, and most of the drug trafficking from abroad, as well as a significant part of the smuggling of fuel and other goods, takes place in this area. In addition, a number of separatist and Islamist groups operate here.