TEHRAN, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) -- The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced that its forces have killed four "terrorists" in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan near border with Pakistan on Friday, reported by Tasnim news agency.
Following an intelligence operation, the units of the IRGC Ground Force's Quds Base identified a "terrorist cell" that had intended to attack the Islamic republic's border posts from a neighboring country this morning, it said.
The members of the "terrorist" team were ambushed and smashed by the IRGC forces near a border post in Saravan city in Sistan and Baluchestan, the statement read.
In a heavy clash, the IRGC troops killed four and injured two others, it said, adding that a number of the gunmen escaped to the neighboring country.
Iranian forces sustained no casualties, according to the statement.
Over the past years, Iran's southeastern border has been the scene of deadly clashes between the armed groups and the security guards.
