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20 members of Iran's Revolutionary Guards killed in suicide attack in country's southeast - FARS | 20 members of Iran's Revolutionary Guards killed in suicide attack in country's southeast - FARS |
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A suicide attack in the Chanali area of Southeastern Iran has killed 20 personnel from Iran’s elite revolutionary guards, Wednesday, according to FARS news agency. | A suicide attack in the Chanali area of Southeastern Iran has killed 20 personnel from Iran’s elite revolutionary guards, Wednesday, according to FARS news agency. |
10 Iranian guards were injured in the attack which reportedly targeted a bus carrying security forces. The attack happened on a road between the cities of Zahedan and Khash, close to the Pakistan border where militant groups and drug smugglers readily operate. | 10 Iranian guards were injured in the attack which reportedly targeted a bus carrying security forces. The attack happened on a road between the cities of Zahedan and Khash, close to the Pakistan border where militant groups and drug smugglers readily operate. |
The attack comes on the day a US-led conference takes place in Warsaw that included talks on what the Americans describe as Iran’s malign influence across the Middle East. | |
Journalists on Twitter say the terrorist group, Jaish ul Adl have claimed responsibility for the attack, via its Telegram channel. | |
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard exert significant economic and military power within the country, answerable only to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader. | |
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