Terrorists kill 10 Iranian border guards in southeast
At least 10 Iranian border guards were killed in a “terrorist attack” in Iran’s southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan on Saturday.
They were killed during an ambush on two police vehicles in the province’s Taftan county.
The so-called Jaish al-Adl terrorist group, with headquarters in Pakistan, claimed responsibility for the attack.
Interior Minister Eskandar Mo’meni ordered a team of police commanders and ministry officials to investigate the circumstances surrounding the terrorist attack.
Sistan and Baluchestan borders Pakistan and Afghanistan and is home to a large number of the Baluch community, an ethnic group spread between Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan.
The province has experienced recurring clashes between Iranian security forces and terrorists and drug traffickers.
Saturday’s attack was one of the deadliest attacks in the area in recent months.
In early October, at least six people, including police officers, were killed in the southeastern province in two separate attacks.
The terrorist group Jaish al-Adl claimed responsibility for the two attacks in a message on Telegram.