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1st LD: Militants kill 4 Iranian security forces at border village

Xinhua, July 6, 2016 Adjust font size:

Militants killed at least four Iranian security forces in Jakigour village of southeastern Sistan and Baluchestan province on Wednesday, semi-official Mehr news agency reported.

In the clashes erupted hours ago in the border region of Jakigour, three soldiers and a sergeant were killed, Ali Asghar Mir Shekari, the deputy governor of Sistan and Baluchestan province, told Iranian Tasnim news agency.

Mir Shekari did not identify the affiliation of militants, but added that the details will be announced accordingly. Endit