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Blast heard around Semnan province, Iran

Published January 22nd, 2024 - 08:58 GMT
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First responders gather at the scene of an explosion at the Sina At'har health centre in the north of Iran's capital Tehran northern Tehran on June 30, 2020. The powerful explosion at the clinic in northern Tehran killed over a dozne people, Iran's semi-official ISNA news agency reported, citing the emergency medical services. The blast at Sina At'har health centre caused damage to buildings in the vicinity and sent a plume of thick black smoke into the night sky, state television reported. / AFP / ISNA / AMIR KHOLOUSI

ALBAWABA - A major blast was reported in  Semnan province, north of Iran after a fighter jet broke the sound barrier causing the explosion, Mehr News Agency reported. 

According to Merh, this explosion is the fourth of its kind within the past week as a large explosion was heard at the Garmsar industrial town. 

"Upon investigating, officials announced that no explosion or smoke was observed from the Garmsar industrial area," state media reported.

Without determining if the fighter jet that broke the sound barrier was Iranian or not, state media reported that after investigation, the cause of the jet was set at a fighter jet breaking the sound barrier in the area after flying its jet below the permissible speed.  

 

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