October 23, 2009 2:49 PM

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Iran's interior minister in Pakistan over Jundallah

Iran Interior Minister Mostafa Mohammad Najjar is going to Pakistan today to discuss bombing attack launched in southeastern Iran by Jundullah group and ways of fighting terrorism. Iranian Interior Ministry spokesman Mehdi Azar Makan said in Tehran that Najjar would head a large security delegation for talks with his Pakistani counterpart and other top officials on fighting Jundullah. He added that Najjar will meet Pakistani officials about the recent terrorist attack and ways of fighting against the terrorist group. Iran says that Jundullah, which claimed responsibility for the October 18 suicide bombing, is based on Pakistan territory and called on Islamabad to hand over Jundullah chief Abdolmalek Reigi. Pakistan however denies that Reigi is in the country. Top commanders of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards were among 42 people killed in the attack.

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