OIC deplores terrorist attack in southeastern Iran

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in a statement condemned the Saturday terrorist attack in Southeastern Iran which killed 14 Iranian border guards. Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, the Secretary-General of the OIC, in a statement on Wednesday strongly condemned the attack on Iranian border guards by militants linked to Jeish al-Adl terrorist group in the city of Saravan in the Southwestern province of Sistan and Balouchestan. He expressed his regret over the incident, sympathizing with the families of the victims. Ihsanoglu also called for the culprits of this terrorist action to be brought to justice. 14 Iranian border guards - mostly conscripted soldiers, were killed and 6 more were injured during the terrorist attack by outlaws in Saravan border region in Southeastern Iran in the early hours of Saturday morning. The terrorists who have reportedly been members of the outlawed Jeish Al-Adl radical Sunni Wahhabi movement fled into Pakistan after the operation in Iran's Southeastern Sistan and Balouchestan province.