QR codeQR code

Iranian troops repel terrorist attack on border checkpoint

9 Sep 2014 - 19:05


TEHRAN (FNA)- A terrorist attack on a border checkpoint in Southeastern Iran was pushed back by the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) forces early on Tuesday.
The IRGC Ground Force's Quds Base announced in a statement on Tuesday that "a team of terrorists and outlaws attacked a checkpoint station in Saravan border region and intended to capture it, but the IRGC Quds Base forces accompanied by the local people and Basiji troops of the Sistan and Balouchestan province repelled the attack".

The statement said the terrorists had been organized in Pakistan and sustained heavy casualties during the clashes in the early morning hours of Tuesday.

The statement said the terrorists escaped to Pakistan.

By Fars News Agency

 

The Iran Project is not responsible for the content of quoted articles.


Story Code: 115796

News Link :
https://www.theiranproject.com/en/news/115796/iranian-troops-repel-terrorist-attack-on-border-checkpoint

The Iran Project
  https://www.theiranproject.com