Three assailants killed in attack on Iran military checkpoint

IRGC Quds Force Foils Terrorist Attack in Southeastern Iran

IRGC Quds Force Foils Terrorist Attack in Southeastern Iran

Two terrorists were killed in the auto during the confrontation last night, and another suicide bomber blew himself up, the report added.

Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) troops have thwarted a twin suicide attack near the border with Pakistan, killing two suicide bombers.

One of the assailants killed himself by exploding his suicide vest after failing to approach the post, it added.

"At least two Quds forces were also wounded during the operation", the statement noted. On January 7, 2017, an Iranian border guard was killed and three others injured in clashes with an armed Balochian group on Friday in area of Jekygor of Sistan and Balochistan provinces in southeastern Iran on the Pakistani border.

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He said: " Chelsea? It will be tough against them, like it was in the first leg, because they're a team that defend very well and are strong on the counter".

He said on state television that the assailants had mounted their attack from "the soil of a neighbouring country" but did not name the country.

In the past, Iran has accused Pakistan of supporting Jaish al-Adl, a jihadist group accused by Tehran of links to Al-Qaeda, which has carried out numerous attacks in Sistan-Baluchistan.

The Quds forces foiled the terrorist attack on the Saravan military base in Sistan and Baluchestan province. The population of the province is predominantly Sunni Muslim, while Iran is mostly Shi'ite.

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