Iran fires mortar across border in Pakistan

October 17, 2015 19:31

Iranian border guards today fired eight mortar shells into Pakistan's restive Balochistan province but no loss to life or property was reported, a security official said.

The firing incident occurred early morning when mortar shells landed in a border village of Panjgur district. A security official said that at least eight mortars were fired across the border.

"Security forces were dispatched to the areas where the mortar fell. No loss occurred," he said on condition of anonymity. Iranians occasionally fire across the border to foil bids by smugglers to cross the border or efforts by the anti-Shiite militants to sneak into Iran's volatile border regions, authorities say.

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