TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A 30-year-old man killed 12 of his kin Saturday in a distant rural space in southeastern Iran, the deadliest reported taking pictures in a long time.
The top of the justice division of Kerman province, Ebrahim Hamidi, instructed the semi-official information company ISNA that the gunman opened fireplace on his father, brother and different kin early within the morning in a rustic due to household disputes.
The report, which didn’t determine the assailant, stated he used a Kalashnikov assault rifle.
Native media reported occasional shootings, however this assault had the best demise toll in Iran, the place residents are solely legally allowed to personal looking rifles, widespread in rural areas.
In 2022, an worker, who was fired from a state-owned monetary conglomerate, opened fireplace in his former office, killing three folks and injuring 5 others earlier than being killed within the west of the nation. In 2016, a 26-year-old man shot useless 10 kin in a rural space in southern Iran.
Lately, violence has elevated within the nation affected by deteriorating financial situations coupled with crushing US sanctions which have helped gas rising inflation and rising unemployment.
