Deputy Governor General for Security and Disciplinary Affairs Mohammad Hadi Marashi told IRNA that as soon as officers of the regiment received information about entrance of the terrorist group, they left for the site to carry out operation.
While patrolling in Nahook region, they clashed with terrorists who fled beyond the border due to heavy firing by the Iranian border guards.
They left behind ten explosive booby traps, 11 Kalashnikovs, one RPG and a number of grenades, he said.
Saravan is located 347 kilometers southeast of Zahedan on Pakistani border.
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