Ten Iranian border guards have been reportedly killed in an attack in the restive southeastern Iran on Saturday, according to a state media report quoting the interior ministry. This incident is the latest clash with suspected Sunni Muslim militants.
The 10 border guards who died were said to have been killed in an ambush in an area which borders Afghanistan and Pakistan. This area has long been the site of clashes between Iranian security forces, Sunni militants and drug traffickers as well.
At press time, no group nor individual has claimed responsibility for the murders.
