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Clashes Reported In Southeastern Iran After Fuel Traders Killed
February 23, 2021 14:48 GMT
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Citizens and security forces have clashed in Iran s southeastern Sistan-Baluchistan Province, a day after the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) opened fire on cross-border fuel traders, killing as many as 10 of them.
Five people are reported to have been injured in the violence on February 23 in the city of Saravan.
There was no immediate official confirmation of the clashes.
The IRGC had attempted to stop cross-border fuel trading by digging holes along the border crossing, but reportedly encountered protests by men who carry fuel over the border to make a living.
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A UN special rapporteur has accused Iran of misleading denials and inadequate investigations after the accidental downing of a Ukrainian passenger jet after takeoff from Tehran s international airport in January 2020.
Agnes Callamard, a special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary, or arbitrary executions, said in a 45-page letter on the findings of a six-month inquiry on February 23 that Iran committed multiple human rights violations in shooting down Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752 and in the aftermath of the deadly attack. The inconsistencies in the official explanations seem designed to create a maximum of confusion and a minimum of clarity, Callamard said in the text, which was reportedly delivered to Iranian officials two months ago. They seem contrived to mislead and bewilder.