Iran protests to Pakistan over deadly rebel raid
Iran protests to Pakistan over deadly rebel raid
Iran called on Pakistan to arrest 'terrorists' involved in a deadly rebel raid that killed 10 Iranian guards in the restive southeast on Friday.
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Iran's presiden condemned the raid and called on Pakistan to arrest the 'terrorists' [Getty]
Tehran protested to Islamabad on Friday over a cross-border raid by armed rebels who killed 10 Iranian guards in the restive southeast.
"We expect those responsible for this terrorist attack to be arrested and prosecuted," President Hassan Rouhani said in a letter to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
The foreign ministry also called in the Pakistani ambassador to protest over Wednesday evening's raid in the Mirjaveh district of Sistan-Baluchistan province.
The province has a large Sunni community and has seen repeated attacks by militants targeting Iranian security forces.
The porous border region with Pakistan has also been prey to violence by drug smugglers.
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