Iran Guards say Pakistani carried out suicide attack on troops

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AFP Tehran
Last Updated : Feb 19 2019 | 7:20 PM IST

The suicide bomber that carried out last week's attack that killed 27 members of Iran's Revolutionary Guards was a Pakistan national, the force's Sepah news agency reported on Tuesday.

"The suicide bomber was named Hafez Mohammad-Ali and was from Pakistan," Brigadier General Mohammad Pakpour, commander of the Guards' ground forces, was quoted as saying on the sidelines of a commemoration service in Tehran.

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First Published: Feb 19 2019 | 7:20 PM IST

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