Overview

• Attackers disguised as visitors launched a grenade before opening fire inside the Zahedan judicial center on July 26.
• Iranian officials reported eight fatalities, including five civilians and the three assailants, and 13 people wounded.
• State television said Jaish al-Adl, a Sunni jihadist group based in Pakistan, claimed responsibility for the assault.
• Zahedan is the capital of Sistan-Baluchistan, a border province plagued by underdevelopment, drug trafficking and sectarian insurgency.
• Iranian security forces have increased patrols and checkpoints across the province to prevent further militant incursions.