Iran army conscript kills five soldiers

TEHRAN: An Iranian army conscript on Sunday opened fire inside a military base in the country´s south, killing at least five other soldiers before fleeing, state media said.

“This evening, one of our conscripts, who was guarding a unit in one of the military positions of the army, entered the soldiers´ resting area and started shooting at his comrades,” an army officer was quoted as saying by official news agency IRNA.

The commander said that the motive for the shooting “is still unknown”, according to IRNA.

“The assailant immediately ran away from the barracks and efforts are underway to arrest him,” it added.