Iranian Minister: Border guards return home

Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli announced minutes ago that the four Iranian border guards have returned home.

He said in a statement that the four soldiers were released following coordinated operations made by Iranˈs security, police and diplomatic organizations, particularly the border station of Sistan and Balouchestan Province.

On February 6, five Iranian border guards were abducted in Jakigour region of Iran’s Sistan and Balouchestan province and then taken to Pakistan. One of them, Jamshid Danayeefar, was killed late March.