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Iran Revolutionary Guard Says Foiled Attack on Southeastern Military Checkpoint
Iran Revolutionary Guard Says Foiled Attack on Southeastern Military Checkpoint
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Monday that a day before it had prevented an attack on military checkpoint in the... 12.03.2018, Sputnik International
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Iran Revolutionary Guard Says Foiled Attack on Southeastern Military Checkpoint
19:21 GMT 12.03.2018 (Updated: 19:28 GMT 12.03.2018) MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Monday that a day before it had prevented an attack on military checkpoint in the country's southeast and eliminated several terrorists.
"Last night, terrorists and gunmen attempted a suicide attack using a car rigged with explosives, targeting one of the IRGC land forces’ sentry posts in Saravan County," IRGC said in a statement published on its news website Sepahnews.
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According to the statement, Iranian forces managed to prevent the attack, destroying the vehicle while also killing two terrorists.
The county, located close to the Iran-Pakistan border, regularly witnesses attacks on Iranian border guards.
