Massive Explosion At Iranian Port Kills 18, Injures 750

Muscat/Internet/Hyderabad, April 27 (Maxim News): A massive explosion and fire rocked a port Saturday in southern Iran, purportedly linked to a shipment of a chemical ingredient used to make missile propellant, killing 18 people and injuring around 750 others.

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Helicopters and aircraft dumped water from the air on the raging fire through the night ito Sunday morning at the Shahid Rajaei port.  The explosion occurred just as Iran and the United States met Saturday in Oman for the third round of negotiations over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear programme. 

No one in Iran outright suggested that the explosion came from an attack.  However, even Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas AZraghchi, who led the talks, on  Wednesday acknowledged that “our security services are on high alert given past instances of attempted sabotage and assassination operations designed to provoke a legitimate response.” 

State media offered the casualty figures.  But there were few details on what sparked the blaze just outside of Bandar Abbas, causing other containers to reportedly explode.  (Maxim News)

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