
IPFS News Link • Iran
Report: Explosion rocks Iran city of Isfahan, home to key nuclear facility
• haaretz.comAn explosion rocked the western Iranian city of Isfahan on Monday, the semi-official Fars news agency reported, adding that the blast was heard in several parts of the city.
According to reports, frightened residents
called the fire department after the blast, forcing the city authorities
to admit there had been an explosion.Residents reported that their
windows shook from the explosion's force.
Speaking to an Iranian news website, the government of Isfahan said that the explosion occurred as a result of a military drill, denying reports that the blast was somehow related to the nearby nuclear facility.
"There is no such thing, the blast was entirely from the military maneuver," the Iranian official said.