Tasnim � Terrorists killed two Iranian border guards in northwest of the country on Tuesday night.


During a gunfight at a border post near the city of Sardasht, two members of Border Police were martyred, Police�s website reported.

The two servicemen, first lieutenant Yousef Piraneh and warrant officer Mahboub Qorbani, were killed when a number of assailants affiliated with terrorist groups attacked the post.

The incident took place at around 11 pm local time at the border post, controlled by Sardasht border regiment.

Sardasht, a city in Iran�s West Azarbaijan province, borders Iraq. Border posts in the area have frequently come under attack in the past, mainly by members of PJAK terrorist group.