Man kills 12 relatives, including brother and father, in rare mass shooting in Iran

A tragic incident unfolded in Iran as a 30-year-old man, whose identity remains undisclosed, carried out a rare mass shooting, claiming the lives of 12 relatives, including his father and brother, according to official media reports on Saturday, CNN reported. 

The assailant employed a Kalashnikov assault rifle in the attack, which took place in a remote rural village in the south-central province of Kerman. 

Subsequently, security forces responded by fatally shooting the perpetrator. Official sources attribute the motive behind this devastating act to a family dispute, though no further details have been provided.

It's noteworthy that mass killings are infrequent in Iran, where the possession of hunting rifles is the only legal allowance for civilians. 

This tragic incident echoes a similar occurrence two years ago when a dismissed employee from a state institution in western Iran took the lives of three individuals, injured five others, and ultimately ended his own life.