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Gunmen in Iran kill 9 Pakistanis in border area — envoy

TEHRAN: Gunmen in southeastern Iran killed nine people Saturday, Iranian media reported, with Islamabad's ambassador identifying them as Pakistanis, as the neighboring countries have sought to ease tensions after deadly cross-border fire.

Iran's Mehr news agency reported that 'according to witnesses, this morning unknown armed men killed nine non-Iranians in a house in the Sirkan neighbourhood of Saravan city' in Sistan-Baluchistan province.