Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, Dec. 15

TEHRAN -- Eleven policemen were killed and seven others injured in a "terrorist" attack in Iran's southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan early Friday, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported.

During the attack on a police station in Rask County, which took place at 2 a.m. local time (2230 GMT) and lasted for more than an hour, two assailants were also killed and one wounded in clashes with the pol