Twenty-seven Iranian soldiers were killed and several others seriously injured Saturday in an explosion at a military base near Tehran, which occurred while the soldiers were moving ammunition, a spokesman for the Revolutionary Guard, television of State.
- Iran Blast
Revolutionary Guard moved to a stockpile on that basis when, because of an incident, an explosion occurred,” said Sharif Ramez IRINN news channel.
“Some of the victims was reported in critical condition,” he said.
Previously, the agency semi-official Fars News carried a statement by the Revolutionary Guards, said the explosion occurred in a table in a database Bidganeh, near the city of Karaj, 25 miles (40 km) outside the capital. Mehr News Agency said the site was closed to the press.
Hussein told parliament Garoosi Icana.ir Iranian news agency that the explosion erupted near the building site of the explosion outside the windows of the village Bidganeh.
Police chief Ahmad Reza Radan Tehran, said a team of specialists has been dispatched to the scene to examine the circumstances surrounding the explosion.
A rescue helicopter and ambulances were also deployed six. The Iranian Red Crescent has also sent three rescue teams, including search dogs, hoping to find survivors.
“The cause of the explosion and the number of victims are under consideration,” said Radan
Source: http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4147161,00.html
