Two bandits were killed on Friday in armed clashes with agents of the State Security Forces (SSF) in the town of Tayebad, Khorassan Razavi Province, the hard-line daily wrote in its Sunday edition.
In a separate incident, agents of the SSF killed an individual during an armed clash in the town of Khaf, the daily added.
Authorities routinely refer to anti-government activists as bandits and trouble-makers.