TEHRAN, March 7 (Reuters) - Iranian police killed six drug smugglers and seized 5 tonnes of narcotics in clashes in a volatile south-eastern region on Saturday, the official IRNA news agency reported. Three policemen were wounded during the operation in Sistan-Baluchestan province, which borders both Pakistan and Afghanistan, IRNA said. The area is known for frequent clashes between security forces and well-armed drug traffickers. Iran is a key transit route for narcotics smuggled from Afghanistan to the West and elsewhere. (Reporting by Hossein Jaseb; Writing by Fredrik Dahl; Editing by Charles Dick)
Politicians and officials attend a memorial service at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport March 7, 2009 for victims of the Turkish Airlines passenger plane that crashed while trying to land at the airport ...
