Afghan Refugee Killed During Shootout in Iran’s Sistan & Baluchistan Border Region

Haalvsh news agency, which publishes news from Iran's Sistan and Baluchistan region, reported that an Afghan refugee has been killed by gunfire in the Saravan area of the province.

Vehicles carrying Afghan refugees were shot at by unidentified armed men and Islamic Republic’s forces on Sunday.

The news agency stated that armed men shot at the refugees for extortion purposes, however, the Iranian border forces prevented the shooting.

The Islamic Republic authorities have not yet commented on the shooting issue.

Earlier, Tasnim news agency, affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, reported quoting Parviz Qasimzadeh, the commander of the Zabul border regiment in Iran, that 156 "illegal citizens" were arrested from the border areas of Sistan and Baluchistan.