Iran Port Explosion Claims 28 Lives, Injures Over 1,000
- A massive explosion occurred at Shahid Rajaei port in Iran, killing at least eight people and injuring around 750 others, according to Iranian Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni.
- Authorities have launched an investigation into the cause of the blast, which they attributed to mishandling of a hazardous shipment and a stockpile of chemical materials stored in the port area.
- The explosion was linked to a shipment of sodium perchlorate rocket fuel intended for Iran's missile stocks, although the Iranian government has not acknowledged this.
- Schools in Bandar Abbas will be closed following the explosion as a precautionary measure.
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Iran's Khamenei orders probe into port blast that killed 40
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ordered a thorough investigation Sunday into the causes of a major blast at a key southern port that killed at least 40 people and injured more than 1,000.
Chinese rocket fuel blows up Iranian port
In following shipping on undersea cable cutting I came across a story about an Iranian ship carrying rocket fuel from China to Iran weeks ago. It didn't work out well. There were actually two Iranian ships carrying sodium perchlorate. Reports had the...
Iran Port Explosion Casualties 'Snowball'… At Least 40 Dead, 1,000 Injured (Comprehensive 2nd Report)
(Istanbul/Seoul=Yonhap News) Correspondent Kim Dong-ho, Reporter Kim Yeon-sook = The number of casualties is snowballing due to the explosion at the largest port in southeastern Iran.
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