Two Pak militants caught with explosives: Iran intelligence agency

Iran’s intelligence agency said on Tuesday it had arrested two Pakistani terrorists with explosive devices in Sistan-Baluchestan province.

Iran’s intelligence agency said on Tuesday it had arrested two Pakistani terrorists with explosive devices in Sistan-Baluchestan province.

The state-run Mehr news agency said Iranian intelligence had managed to catch two Pakistani militants before they wreaked any kind of havoc. (`)

The intelligence department of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in Sistan-Baluchestan province, which borders Pakistan, was informed about two terrorists entering the region.

The terrorists were “caught by surprise before managing to do any act of harm in a rapid and surprise operation” by the IRGC, state-run Mehr news agency reported.

Quoting a statement issued by the IRGC, the news agency said the terrorists revealed “their Pakistani nationality and their membership in an anti-Iran” group during interrogation. The statement said the men had plans to “conduct horror operations affecting the general public”.

During a search of the hideout used by the terrorists, authorities found and defused two bombs “intended to be detonated in crowded areas” as well as firearms.

The statement further said the “terrorists confessed (to) other sinister objectives which will be exposed…in the near future” but did not give details.