Pakistan Confirms Death Of 9 Citizens In Attack By Unknown Gunmen Inside Iran

Pakistan's ambassador to Tehran, Muhammad Mudassir, on January 27 confirmed the deaths of nine Pakistanis in a shooting attack inside Iran, saying he was "deeply shocked by the horrifying" incident. According to reports, nine Pakistanis were killed and three injured by unknown gunmen in the Iranian city of Saravan near the Pakistani border. It wasn’t immediately clear what the Pakistanis were doing in Iran. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack. The attack follows rare military action in the porous border region of Baluchistan -- split between the two countries -- that had stoked regional tensions already inflamed by the current Gaza war. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Radio Mashaal, click here.