A man from Piranshahr in West Azarbaijan was killed after state security forces opened fire on him.
Mohammad Mostafa Nejad from the Kuneh Village was shot by security forces near the Aw Khardeh Village in the border regions in Piranshahr on the night of August 20 under the suspicion that he was carrying smuggled goods. Citizens usually die after being targeted. (Mukrian News Agency – Aug. 22, 2011)