International Desk : At least 5 Iranian border guards have been killed during clashes with an armed group in the restive southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchistan, state media reported.

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The guards were killed in Saravan, near Iran's border with Pakistan, the official IRNA news agency said.

Six border guards were killed but later the number was revised down to five. Yesterday's attack was carried out by "a terrorist group that was seeking to infiltrate the country" but whose members "fled the scene after suffering injuries", IRNA said.

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Iran foreign ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani condemned the attack saying Iran expects Pakistan to "crack down on terrorist groups" and "try to improve the security of the common borders".

"Certainly, the aim of these terrorist groups is to disrupt the security of the common borders and the security of the people living on the borders of the two countries," he added.

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Poverty-stricken Sistan-Baluchistan, which also borders Afghanistan, is a flashpoint for clashes with rebels from Baluchi minority.

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