Quetta, October 27: Police say Pakistan has released 11 Iranian security officers held near the countries’ border amid tensions.
The Iranians were accused of illegally crossing the border.
Pakistani authorities say they were arrested Monday after shooting out the tires of a car carrying smugglers.
Their arrest followed a recent deadly suicide attack in Iran that Tehran alleges has links to Pakistani intelligence officials.
Authorities first said the 11 were members of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards, but later identified them only as security officers.
Police official Dadur Rehman said Tuesday that paramilitary forces released the Iranians after an investigation but that he did not know the exact reason they were let go.
–Agencies