A suicide attacker running from the police reportedly detonated his explosives, killing one person near a mosque in Iran’s southeast.

According to The Associated Press, the Iranian state TV said the attack on Friday, Oct 19, in a volatile region near the Pakistani border was a "terrorist attack."

It said a suspect tried to enter a mosque in Chabahar port as people gathered for Friday prayers, but was stopped by security guards. As he started to run away, he set off his explosives, killing a passer-by and wounding several people, including policemen. It was unclear if the explosives were detonated by accident.

No group claimed responsibility for the attack but the militant Jundallah group, which claims to be fighting for Sunni Muslim rights in mainly Shiite Iran, has been involved in sporadic bombings in the region.