Separatist group kidnaps Iranian forces on Pakistan border

LONDON, Oct 16 (Reuters): At least 10 Iranian security personnel including Revolutionary Guards were kidnapped on the border with Pakistan on Tuesday, state media reported.

A separatist group that claimed responsibility described the act as revenge for oppression of Sunni Muslims.

The Revolutionary Guards, Iran's top security force, said in a statement carried on state television that some of its members were abducted by a militant group at a border post in the city of Mirjaveh in Sistan-Baluchestan province.

The Guards did not say how many were kidnapped, but state news agency IRNA quoted an unnamed official saying 14 people were kidnapped around 4:00 am or 5:00 am.