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Weeks After Warning Islamabad Of Cross-Border Military Action, Iran Fires Mortar Shells Into Pakistan
Swarajya Staff
May 22, 2017, 10:25 AM | Updated 10:25 AM IST
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Iranian Army fired mortar shells into Pakistani territory using heavy artillery on Sunday, Geo News has reported, calming that there were no casualties in the incident.
This action by the Iran comes just weeks after Tehran warned Islamabad that it would not hesitate to hit terror safe havens inside Pakistan if it does not punish terrorists who killed 10 Iranian border guards in a cross-border attack last month.
Jaish ul-Adl, a Sunni armed group fighting for the independence of Iran's Sistan-Baluchestan province, and seeking revenge for the ‘injustice’ done to Iran’s minority Sunni population, had claimed responsibility for the attack.
The group, as widely reported, enjoys backing from Inter-Services Intelligence and the Pakistan Army, and operates from Pakistan’s Baluchistan province. It was also involved in the kidnapping of five Iranian guards in February 2014 and claimed responsibility for attacks that killed eight Iranian guards in April 2015 and 14 guards in October 2013.
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