Iran has strongly condemned an armed attack by unidentified gunmen on Saturday morning in the suburbs of Saravan, a border town of the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan, reported IRNA news agency on Sunday,
In a statement, Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman Naser Kanani said that country’s judicial and intelligence authorities have launch an investigation into the attack, which according to initial reports resulted in the death of nine Pakistani citizens and wounding of three others.
While extending condolences to the Government of Pakistan and the families of the victims, the Iranian spokesman underlined that Tehran and Islamabad will not allow their enemies to harm the fraternal relations between the two countries.
Earlier, the deputy security and law enforcement officer of Sistan and Baluchestan Province informed that police team was immediately arrived at the scene of the attack.
Ali Reza Marhamati said that those who survived the attack told the police that three armed assailants shot at these foreigners, killing nine people and injuring three of them before fleeing the scene.
