ERBIL — At least two Kurdish porters were injured by the Iranian border guards on Wednesday in the border areas of Kermanshah province.

Omid Rahimi from Jwanro and Reza Yousefi from Kamyaran suffered serious injuries after the Iranian border guards opened fire at a group of porters near Nawsoud, Pawe district, Hengaw Organization for Human Rights said.

The injured men have been rushed to a hospital in Pawe where they are now receiving intensive medical care, the monitoring group said.