A suicide attack has killed two police officers in southeastern Iran, Iran's satellite Press TV reported on Monday.
The incident happened in the city of Saravan, located in Iran's southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchistan, the report said without referring to the date of the attack.
"The bomber carrying explosives tried to enter the Saravan police department with his car but failed and was killed in the explosion", Press TV said, adding that "Two police officers were killed and nearly 20 others were wounded."
Reportedly, the Jundullah (Soldiers of God) Sunni rebel group, headed by Abdolmalek Rigi, has been responsible for the deadly operation.
The Deputy Commander of Iran's Police Forces, Brigadier GeneralAhmad-Reza Radan said last week that the Iranian forces had killed the chief agents of the rebel group in southeastern Iran.
The Jundullah group, the target of the operation, killed 16 policemen they kidnapped in southeast Iran in June.
The group captured the 16 policemen at a checkpoint in Saravan, and then took them across the border into Pakistan.
The group has constantly been blamed for offense and kidnappings in southeastern Iran at the bordering zone with Pakistan.
Tehran has insistently asked the Pakistani security officials to cooperate with Iran's police to track the hideouts of the Jundallah group.
"Unfortunately," Radan said, "Pakistan's cooperation in catching(members of) the Rigi group is not satisfactory and ideal at all."
Source:Xinhua
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