Tehran, Aug. 24 -- Iran's Intelligence Ministry said on Saturday its forces had smashed a "terrorist" team in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan, killing six of its members and arresting two others.
Members of the "terror" team, seven non-Iranian nationals, had entered Iran through the country's eastern border during the past days and sought to perpetrate "precarious and targeted terrorist operations," according to a statement published on the ministry's website, which did not specify the date of the operation.
The statement added the members were equipped with different kinds of weapons, ammunition and explosive devices, saying among the items seized from the "terrorists" were laser-guided grenade launchers, U.S.-made ma...