TEHRAN: Gunmen killed three border guards and wounded one other person Thursday in restive southeastern Iran, state-run media reported.
IRNA news agency reported that gunmen in a car opened fire on a border regiment vehicle in Mirjaveh county in southeast Sistan and Baluchistan province, near the Pakistani border, killing two soldiers and an officer. A civilian was wounded.
IRNA said the militant group Jaish Al-Adl, which allegedly seeks greater rights for the ethnic Baloch minority, claimed responsibility for the attack.
In April, in two separate clashes in the province, at least 22 Iranian policemen died.
The province, bordering Afghanistan and Pakistan, has been the site of occasional deadly clashes involving militant groups, armed drug smugglers, and Iranian security forces. In December, militants killed nearly a dozen police officers in an attack on a police station in the province.
Sistan and Baluchistan province is one of the least developed parts of Iran.
Gunmen kill three border guards in attack in southeastern Iran near Pakistan frontier
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Gunmen kill three border guards in attack in southeastern Iran near Pakistan frontier
- IRNA state news agency reported that militant group Jaish Al-Adl claimed responsibility for the attack
- At least 22 policemen were killed in April in two separate clashes in Sistan and Baluchistan province
Pakistan’s Agha weighs future after poor T20 World Cup campaign
- Pakistan suffered defeats at hands of heavyeights England, arch-rivals India in the tournament
- Pakistan’s middle order often did not click while spinners could not exploit turning conditions
Sri Lanka’s Sanath Jayasuriya said he will step down as head coach, while Pakistan’s Salman Agha said he will take time to decide whether to remain captain after both teams’ poor campaigns at the Twenty20 World Cup.
Tournament co-hosts Sri Lanka made the Super Eights but the 2014 champion lost all three matches to finish at the bottom of Group Two.
“I thought it was time to give it (the job) to someone else,” Jayasuriya said after their narrow defeat to Pakistan on Saturday.
“That’s why about two months ago I’d said during the England series that I don’t have hopes of staying in the job for long. I’d taken this decision by then.
“I thought I’d be able to leave as coach on a good note in the World Cup. I wasn’t able to do that as well as I’d like, and I’m sad about that.”
The former captain, whose contract runs until June, said he was yet to convey his decision to Sri Lanka Cricket.
“I haven’t given SLC any news officially yet. They don’t know that I am going to say this even. I will need to go and discuss with them.”
It was an underwhelming tournament for Pakistan as well that included a comprehensive defeat at the hands of arch-rivals India in a group match.
Pakistan’s middle order often did not click, while their slow bowlers could not make the most of the spin-friendly conditions in Sri Lanka where they played all their matches.
“We have underperformed in the whole tournament,” captain Agha told reporters.
“We are out of the semis due to our failure in decision-making in pressure situations.”
Agha said he and head coach Mike Hesson took full responsibility for their poor performance in a global multi-team event.
He was unhappy with his own form but said he was not in a hurry to take a call on whether to stay as Pakistan’s white-ball captain.
“I will go back and take some time to decide,” the 32-year-old said.
“Because at this point of time stepping down would be an emotional decision.”
