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Iranian border forces kill two Pakistanis |
2007-02-16 |
Iranian security forces killed two Pakistan nationals near Panjgur district on Thursday and handed over 21 illegal immigrants to Pakistani authorities. Brothers Mohammad Akbar and Raham Dil from the Paroom area of Panjgur district were shot dead by the Iranian border security forces after an exchange of fire with them. The reason behind the clash was not known. The killings angered the locals, who branded them an act of provocation by Iranian security forces. There were also reports of closure of the Pak-Iran border at Taftan, but government sources did not confirm the report. About the illegal immigrants, sources said that most of the 21 people, who had illegally crossed the border from Panjgur and Mand areas, were from Sindh and Punjab and added that agents had promised to take them to Europe via Iran and Turkey. |
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