The file photo shows Iranian police forces.[/caption]Armed robbery shootinghas left five people killed and another five injured in thecentral Iranian cities ofKhomein and Golpayegan.
According to Iranian police sources, four armed robbers opened fire on police forces in Khomein on Saturday after the securityforcesattempted to stop the robbers vehicle which had aroused their suspicion. One police officer was killed and another three were injured in the incident.
The assailants then headed for the nearby city of Golpayegan and engaged in clashes with the security forces who weredeployedto arrest the criminals. During the ensuing shootout, two police officers, including the second-in-command of Golpayegans police, and one of the attackers was killed. Two other police officers were also wounded.
The three other armed robbers then left the scene of the murder in Golpayegan and fled to a nearby village. The corpses of a father and his 17-year-old son were later recovered in the village. Iranian police officials say the murderswere most probably perpetrated by the fugitive criminals.
Khomein and Golpayegan are two cities in Irans central province of Markazi.
By Press TV
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