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2nd LD: Iran arrests two Pakistani "terrorists": report

Xinhua, September 20, 2016 Adjust font size:

Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) arrested two "terrorists" with Pakistan nationality in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan, Tasnim news agency reported on Tuesday.

In the operation in Kaleghan region of Saravan county, the IRGC forces succeeded in identifying and arresting the two "terrorists" who had crossed the border into the country from Pakistan, the report said without referring to the time of arrest.

Two ready-to-explode bombs and some ammunition were also found in their hideout, the report added.

They had planned to explode the explosives in crowded places in Iran, press TV also reported.

The detained men confessed that they were planning to conduct acts of sabotage.

According to Press TV, IRGC announced earlier this month that it had dismantled a terrorist group and killed five of the group's members in Sistan and Baluchestan province.

The report alleged that the terror group was backed by Saudi Arabia and the United States.

The Pakistani-based Jaish al-Adl is the Sunni rebel group attempting to fight for the rights of Sunni Muslims in the Iranian provinces of Sistan and Baluchestan, and is responsible for a series of attacks against Iran's border posts. Endit