10 Iranian troops killed in attack near border with Iraq

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AP Tehran
Last Updated : Jul 21 2018 | 4:10 PM IST

An Iranian news agency is reporting 10 border guards have been killed in an attack by unidentified gunmen near the Iraqi border.

The semi-official Fars news agency reported Saturday that the attack took place the night before near the town of Marivan, in a Kurdish area of Iran some 620 kilometers (385 miles) west of the capital Tehran.

Fars reported that during the shootout with the Iranian border guards, several of the attackers were killed and others were injured but gave no further details. It described the attackers as "bandits and counterrevolutionary terrorists."

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First Published: Jul 21 2018 | 4:10 PM IST

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