A 30-year-old man, motivated by a family dispute, killed 12 members of his family, including his father and his brother. Mass shootings are rare in Iran, where gun ownership is generally limited to hunting rifles.
In January, an army conscript opened fire inside a military base in the same province, killing at least five other soldiers before fleeing. He was killed during the intervention of the security forces, added this source. The incident occurred in the town of Faryab in the province of Kerman.