Iranian Security Officers Released After Border Incident

October 27 2009

Iran

Pakistani authorities say they released 11 Iranian border police officers who had been arrested after crossing into Pakistani territory, Press TV (Iran) reports.

The officers were pursuing fuel smugglers in Iran's Sistan-Baluchistan province on Monday when they crossed the border, said an Iranian official.

The policemen reportedly opened fire on the smugglers' car and were going to arrest them when the Pakistani border patrol arrived.

The officers were reportedly about four...

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