State Media: Gunmen Attack Bazaar in Iran, Killing 5

State Media: Gunmen Attack Bazaar in Iran, Killing 5
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The Associated Press
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—Gunmen opened fire in a bazaar in the southwestern Iranian city of Izeh on Wednesday, killing at least five people, including a young girl, and wounding civilians and security forces, state TV reported.

In a separate attack, gunmen shot dead two members of Iran’s paramilitary Basij in the central city of Isfahan, according to the state-run IRNA news agency. In both attacks, the gunmen were reportedly riding motorcycles.