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Pakistan becoming “terrorist sanctuary”: Iranian cleric
2007-03-02
TEHERAN - A top Iranian cleric accused Pakistan on Friday of becoming a “terrorist sanctuary,” following an upsurge of violence on the two nations’ border area that Teheran blames on plots by arch foe the United States and on Pakistan’s inability to control its border.
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“Though Pakistan is our neighbour, little by little it is losing its neighbourly manners. Pakistan has become a sanctuary of terrorists who kill people in Zahedan,” hardline cleric Hojatoleslam Ahmad Khatami told Friday worshippers in Teheran. Zahedan is the capital of the southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan, which is home to a population of minority Baluch Sunni Muslims. It borders Pakistan to the south and Afghanistan to the north.

Thirteen Revolutionary Guards were killed last month when militants set off a car bomb in Zahedan, and security forces also clashed with militants in the city when a percussion bomb exploded. And on Tuesday, four policemen were killed, one abducted and another wounded in Sistan-Baluchestan by rebels who then allegedly fled towards Pakistan.

“Pakistan should be careful not to fall into the US trap, since it will be the loser, undoubtedly,” Khatami added in a sermon broadcast live on state radio.
“Iran is a strong country. Certainly being Iran’s friend is much better than being the US and Israel’s friend. There is no benefit in being the US and Israel’s friend,” he said to the habitual chants of ”death to America, and death to Israel.”

Iran summoned PakistanÂ’s ambassador after the unrest last month and both sides agreed to reinforce border security.
Posted by:Steve

#4  "Pakistan has become a sanctuary of terrorists who kill people"

Don't like the competition? Jealosy is so unbecoming, Herr Himmler Mr. Khatami.
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut   2007-03-02 16:38  

#3  Bwahahahahah. Too bad. Too sad. The rats complaining about the cockroaches.
Posted by: anymouse   2007-03-02 13:25  

#2  They are not terrorists---they are tribal people who hate long cylindrical objects made out of steel. It goes against their religion. Get some cultural edumication and sennnnnnsitivity, Zahedan, and things will be peachy.
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2007-03-02 11:04  

#1  They Dont like the Competition!!!

Pakistan is becoming more of a terrorist state than their own!!!!

They will argue they only fund terrorists like Saudi whilst Pakistan/Paleo is Operations Central!!!
Posted by: Ebbolump Glomotle9608   2007-03-02 09:56  

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