9 people were killed in an armed attack in the south-east of Iran

9 people were killed as a result of an armed attack organized by unknown persons in Sistan and Baluchistan region in the south-east of Iran . All the victims are foreign citizens .

According to Mehr news agency of Iran, armed men attacked one of the houses in Seravon area on the border with Pakistan.

No one has yet claimed responsibility for the attack. In the message   no other information provided.

It should be noted that on January 16, Iran fired missiles at a number of objects in the Balochistan region of Pakistan and said that the target of the attack was the Jaish al- Adl group. Pakistani authorities said that two boys were killed and three girls were injured in the attack .

On January 18, Pakistan announced an attack on the Baloch separatist groups - the Balochistan Liberation Army and the Balochistan Liberation Front - by striking a village near the city of Saravan in Sistan and Baluchistan province of Iran with missiles and drones.

For reference, in the Balochistan province of Pakistan, there are a number of Balochs, the fifth largest ethnic group in Pakistan.   separatist organizations have been operating for several decades. Baloch people are divided into three people: the majority of them, that is, about 7 million, live in Pakistan, about 2 million in Iran, and more than half a million in Afghanistan.