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🔊 Four PJAK terrorists killed in western Iran, police say 📌 Tehran, IRNA – Four members of the PJAK...

Islamic Republic News Agency

🔊 Four PJAK terrorists killed in western Iran, police say 📌 Tehran, IRNA – Four members of the PJAK terrorist group have been killed during a joint operation by Iranian border guards and intelligence forces near the western border town of Baneh, a police spokesperson said on Monday. Saeed Montazerolmahdi said border guards, acting on intelligence, identified the entry of a key PJAK operative into Iran on Sunday evening and immediately launched an operation to intercept the group. ​ He said security forces tracked a Samand sedan carrying the terrorist agents, and a firefight broke out after the vehicle was identified. Four members of the group were killed during the exchange of fire, according to the spokesperson. ​ Montazerolmahdi said officers recovered a cache of weapons and ammunition from the vehicle and the scene, including several handguns and hand grenades. 📲 ​

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