In the early hours of Wednesday, unknown assailants killed the prosecutor of Zabol city in the Southeastern Sistan and Balouchestan province, Mousa Nouri, and his driver while they were on their way to work.
“We have come to certain clues and our colleagues have identified and arrested some suspects (in this relation)," General Ahmadi Moqaddam told reporters.
"Once we come to the final results, we will inform the public of the details,” Ahmadi Moqaddam added.
In relevant remarks on Saturday, Head of Zabol Security Council Hooshang Nazeri also said that several suspects have been arrested in this connection.
“We have identified and arrested the most suspected people in relation to the recent dossiers that prosecutor Nouri has been investigating,” Nazeri told FNA on Saturday.
He underlined that Zabol Security Council convened immediately after Nouri and his driver were killed by unknown gunmen on Wednesday.
Speaking to FNA on Wednesday, Head of Sistan and Balouchestan Justice Department Ibrahim Hamidi said that “at around 7:30 this morning, Mousa Nouri and his driver were killed by unknown gunmen while they were on their way to work.”
He underlined that the assailants killed them with Kalashnikov rifles after stopping their car in front of Zabol’s Amir Al-Momenin Hospital on Wednesday.