Security along borders with Afghanistan and Pakistan stepped up after death of at least 84 people
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Iran has said it is taking steps to bolster security along its borders with Afghanistan and Pakistan, in the first tangible sign that it suspects that Wednesday’s attack on a crowd marking the anniversary of the death of a senior Revolutionary Guards commander was the work of an Islamic State affiliate.
At least 84 people died when two blasts ripped through the crowd near Qassem Suleimani’s tomb in the southern city of Kerman, four years after he was killed by a US drone strike in Baghdad.
Continue reading…Security along borders with Afghanistan and Pakistan stepped up after death of at least 84 peopleMiddle East crisis – live updatesIran has said it is taking steps to bolster security along its borders with Afghanistan and Pakistan, in the first tangible sign that it suspects that Wednesday’s attack on a crowd marking the anniversary of the death of a senior Revolutionary Guards commander was the work of an Islamic State affiliate.At least 84 people died when two blasts ripped through the crowd near Qassem Suleimani’s tomb in the southern city of Kerman, four years after he was killed by a US drone strike in Baghdad. Continue reading…