Nine Afghan civilians have been killed in a bombing raid in Kapisa province, Afghan officials say.

An agent of the terrorist group PEJAK was arrested as he was shooting the scene of a funeral procession held in Iran’s northwestern city of Khoy in Western Azerbaijan Province on Sunday, an informed source said.

Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyed Mohammad Ali Hosseini stressed that Iran’s maneuvers in the Persian Gulf aim to strengthen the country’s deterrent power and that they don’t serve to pose a threat to any country.