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Jihadist group claims responsibility for abduction of 12 Iranian security personnel

In Iran, a jihadist group Jaish al-Adl has claimed responsibility for the abduction of 12 Iranian security personnel near the border with Pakistan.  Iran's semi-official news agency ISNA reported this today in Tehran. <br />'' <br />''Jaish al-Adl, formed in 2012, is a successor to the Sunni extremist group Jundallah  which has carried out a spate of attacks on Iranian security forces in recent years in the southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchistan.<br />''<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">The Iranians, including intelligence offices, were abducted near Lulakdan, a village 150 kilometres southeast of Zahedan, capital of Sistan-Baluchistan.</span><br />

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