14 dead, more than 750 injured in Iran port explosion

The day after the explosion in a port in southern Iran, fire fighting continues to be difficult and the cause remains puzzling. The government denies that the military's material has gone into the air. By B. Weber.

This Saturday there was a fire and an explosion in a port in the province of Hormozgan, on the southern coast of Iran. Until the closing of this edition, the accident would have caused 28 deaths and 800 injuries, according to the state media of the country.This explosion occurred in the port of Shahid Rajaei, an important facility for the shipment of containers from the Islamic Republic that manages about 80 million tons of merchandise per year.…

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