Iranian soldiers captured by a militant group Jaish al-Adl (Army of Justice) near the Pakistani border in February have been freed, the rebel group and an Iranian official announced Friday.
However, there was no indication of how many of the five border guards had been released after Jaish al-Adl, claimed last month to have executed at lease one of them.
“The soldiers were handed over some hours ago by the small terrorist group Jaish al-Adl to Iranian representatives in Pakistan,” said the Iranian media.
For its part, Jaish al-Adl announced the releases on its Twitter account.
The release was yet to be confirmed by Pakistani authorities.
