Gunmen in Iran kill nine Pakistanis days after tit-for-tat strikes
Source: Reuters
Gunmen in Iran kill nine Pakistanis days after tit-for-tat strikes
Reuters
Updated Sat, January 27, 2024 at 2:36 PM EST·2 min read
DUBAI (Reuters) -Unidentified gunmen killed nine Pakistani workers in a restive southeastern border area of Iran on Saturday, Pakistan's ambassador and Iranian state media said, amid efforts by the two countries to mend ties after tit-for-tat attacks.
"Deeply shocked by horrifying killing of 9 Pakistanis in Saravan. Embassy will extend full support to bereaved families," the Pakistani ambassador to Tehran, Muhammad Mudassir Tipu, said on the X platform. "We called upon Iran to extend full cooperation in the matter."
Iranian state media said police were looking for the three gunmen who escaped after the shooting.
The Baluch rights group Haalvash said on its website that the victims were Pakistani labourers who lived at an auto repair shop where they worked. Three others were wounded, it said.
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