Gatherings to protest the killing of Mahsa Amini, an Iranian Kurdish woman, in Sulaimaniyah, September 28, 2022. (AP)
- Protests erupted in Iran's Sistan and Baluchistan provinces after a local military commander allegedly raped a 15-year-old Baloch girl.
- Amid global outrage, students in Iranian cities began demanding action following the death of Mahsa Amini.
Quetta, Pakistan: Communications services were disrupted after a senior Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commander was killed in a clash on Saturday in the southeastern Iranian city of Zahedan.
Ali Mousavi, the IRGC's intelligence chief for Sistan and Balochistan, was shot in the midst of a confrontation with protesters. IRGC-affiliated Tasneem news agency reported that Mousavi was taken to the hospital where the doctor declared him brought dead.
Mousavi's killing has been claimed by the Jaish al-Adl terrorist group, which it says is fighting for the independence of Sistan and Balochistan and the rights of the Baloch people.
Footage from Zahedan showed several dead and dozens of wounded protesters carrying away amidst fierce gunfire. The local administration said 19 people have been killed in the clashes so far. While local news agency Hal-e-Wash says the death toll is at least 36, with dozens injured.
Iran's official IRNA news agency has a different statement regarding the violence. IRNA news agency reported that armed separatists attacked a police station in Zahedan, killing 19 people, including four IRGC members.
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