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(Reuters) – Baluch militants attacked a police station in southeastern Iran early on Friday, killing 11 security personnel and wounding several, state television said. State media added that several members of the militant Jaish al-Adl group were also killed in ensuing clashes in the town of Rask in the impoverished province of Sistan-Baluchestan. The province bordering Afghanistan and Pakistan has a predominantly Sunni Muslim population, in contrast to most Iranians, who are Shi’ite. It has long been the site of frequent clashes between security forces and Sunni militants, as well as drug smu…