The official IRNA news agency said the clashes occurred near Zahedan, in Sistan-Baluchistan Province.
Four of the outlaws were said to have been killed in the fighting. Two were reportedly arrested.
(AP)
RFE/RL Iran Report
RFE/RL Iran Report
(RFE/RL) July 21, 2007 -- Iran's state-run media today said that 11 members of the Revolutionary Guard were killed in clashes this week with armed bandits in southeastern Iran.
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