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Iran state TV reports on 'big explosions' near Isfahan
GreenWatch Desk
Accidents
2024-04-19, 10:47am
(BSS) - Iran's state TV reported Friday that "big explosions" were heard near the central city of Isfahan, as a news agency said flights were suspended over the capital Tehran and other cities.
"News sources are reporting hearing big explosions in Isfahan province," state television said, adding that the cause was not immediately clear.
Mehr news agency reported that "flights to Tehran, Isfahan and Shiraz, and airports in the west, northwest and southwest have been suspended."