1st LD: 3 killed in clashes in SE Iran

Source: Xinhua| 2017-07-16 02:54:05|Editor: Mu Xuequan
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TEHRAN, July 15 (Xinhua) -- Two local people and a "terrorist" were killed in the armed clashes between the Iranian security forces and the militants in the border region of southeastern Iran on Saturday evening, the website of Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) reported.

The clashes erupted following the fires and shelling by the "terrorists" from Pakistan soil on Iran's border, the report said, adding that in the counterattack by the IRGC forces, one of the militants was killed and two others were wounded.

Besides, two local workers from Iran's Sistan and Baluchestan province were killed by the "terrorist" group, it said.

Other militants fled back to Pakistan after the attack, it added.

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