School Principal in Saravan Shot Dead

Alireza Nakhaei, the Director General of Education in Sistan and Baluchestan, stated that the assassination of a school principal in Saravan County of this province did not have terrorist motives. The principal of Qalambar School in Saravan was shot dead on Sunday morning, February 5, by 'one' armed individual. Mr. Nakhaei, hours after the assassination, mentioned that 'the motive and identity of the assailant have been identified and are being pursued by law enforcement and security forces.' He told the Tasnim news agency: 'Unfortunately, from time to time, random acts and tribal conflicts lead to the deaths of some cultural figures and other sectors in the region.' The representative of Saravan in the Islamic Consultative Assembly described the assailants of the Qalambar school principal as 'unknown armed thugs.' The Mehr news agency reported that since the beginning of 1393 (2014), four teachers have been killed due to armed attacks in the southern regions of Sistan and Baluchestan. Meanwhile, according to the Director General of Education in this province, the attacks on educators have not had terrorist motives, and 'given the security atmosphere created due to incidents in the region, some are trying to align with foreign enemies and sworn adversaries of the regime to link the issues arising in the province to security matters.' Alireza Nakhaei emphasized that 'reliable information' indicates that the assailant attacked the Qalambar school principal 'for ethnic and tribal reasons.' The Director General of Education in Sistan and Baluchestan added that 'the identity of the assailant has been established' and 'is being pursued by law enforcement and security forces.' Sistan and Baluchestan province has long faced incidents such as suicide bombings and non-suicide bombings, assassinations, and kidnappings of ordinary people or members of the Revolutionary Guards and law enforcement personnel.