Sunni scholar killed, another injured in shooting in southeast Iran

A Sunni scholar was killed and another was wounded in a shooting in the southeastern Iranian city of Rask on Monday evening, the governor of the town announced.

Unidentified gunmen open fired on a sedan with the scholars inside. A third scholar in the car was unscathed.

The police announced that the motive for the shooting was tribal conflict in the region, adding the case is under investigation.

The town in the province of Sistan and Baluchestan bordering Pakistan and Afghanistan, has witnessed rampant shootings and armed conflicts.

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