A "
mentally unstable
" man stabbed to death ten people in Iran's southern province of Kerman before being arrested by police, state media reported on Monday (August 8th).
On Sunday, "
an Afghan national killed ten people because of personal disputes in Rafsanjan
", declared Hossein Rezai, acting governor of the city, quoted by the official news agency Irna.
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Six Afghans and four Iranians were killed in the attack and one person was also injured, Hossein Rezai said.
The suspect was arrested while trying to leave the province, according to the same source.
According to the state television channel Irib, the man, whose identity has not been revealed, is "
mentally unstable
" and a drug addict.