Nine Pakistani workers killed by gunmen in southeastern Iran
2024.01.29 Mon posted at 13:00 JST
(CNN) Nine Pakistani workers have been killed by an armed group near the border with Pakistan in southeastern Iran. This was announced by Pakistani officials. Iran and Pakistan launched military attacks on each other’s territory about a week ago.
According to Iran’s state-run Mehr News Agency, the incident occurred in Saravan, in the southeast of the country. No claim of responsibility has been made.
Pakistan’s ambassador to Iran wrote on social media, “Shocked by the horrific murder of nine Pakistani nationals in Saravan,” and expressed “the embassy’s full support to the families of the victims.” “I requested (Iran) full cooperation in this matter,” he said.
Pakistan’s foreign ministry issued a statement condemning the attack as a “horrible and despicable incident”. “We have been in touch with the Iranian government to emphasize the need to investigate this matter and hold accountable those involved in this heinous crime.”
Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs also posted on the social networking site Telegram on the 27th that it “strongly condemns” the attack.
He added that Iranian authorities are investigating the incident, and stressed that Iran and Pakistan “will not allow enemies to damage the friendly relations between our two countries.”
Tensions between Pakistan and Iran have escalated over the past week, with retaliatory attacks against insurgents in each other’s territory.
The two countries have been fighting with armed groups across the border for many years.
After the attack, the foreign ministers of the two countries held a telephone conversation in an effort to ease tensions, with Pakistan emphasizing “close brotherly relations.”
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2024-01-29 04:00:00
