Iranian border guards thwart terrorist plot ahead of snap presidential election
The commander of the Iranian border police says his forces have foiled a terrorist plot before the June 28 snap presidential election, forcing the militants to flee the country and confiscating a significant amount of ammunition.
Brigadier General Ahmad Ali Goudarzi said on Saturday that the counter-terrorism operation was carried out in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan close to the border with Pakistan.
He said members of a terrorist group were trying to infiltrate into the country through the frontier of Saravan County but they were identified and confronted, thanks to the vigilance and surveillance of Iranian border guards.
The Iranian forces engaged the terrorists in a heavy exchange of fire, leaving a number of them injured and forcing them to eventually flee the country, he added.
A sizable cache of munitions, including C-4 high-velocity explosive material, improvised explosive devices (IEDs), electronic fuses, AK-47 assault rifle bullets and cartridges, US-made grenades, and a radio system were confiscated, Goudarzi said.
The general stressed that Iranian border guards would not hesitate to decisively confront any terrorist group trying to sneak into the country to carry out acts of sabotage and terror.
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