Iran

Iran Seizes Big Arms from Militants in SE Country Sistan and Balouchestan

 

Iranian police forces have seized large number of weapons, including an anti-aircraft gun, from a militant group in the southeastern province of Sistan and Balouchestan, Tasnim news agency reported on Saturday.

The Police raided an arms depot of the so-called Jaish al-Adl terrorist group in Koohsefid region, near the city of Saravan, and confiscated assault rifles and ammunition, the provincial police commander Hussein Rahimi told Tasnim.

The 35 AK-47 machine guns, two SPG-9 guns, an anti-aircraft 14.5 mm gun with a range of seven kilometers and tens of cartridges, as well as a huge amount of ammunition were among the arms seized in the police operation, Rahimi was quoted as saying.

“Members of Jaish al-Adl terrorist group had plans to use the weapons against civilians in Sistan and Balouchestan Province,” the commander said but he did not specify the time of operation.

Back to top button