Explosions occurred at a military plant in Iran – media
The extent of losses will be announced later
What happened? A loud explosion occurred at a military ammunition plant in the central Iranian city of Isfahan, with no casualties.
Source. Iranian state broadcaster IRIB, Reuters reports.
Details. It is noted that the explosion was caused by an "unsuccessful" drone attack.
"One of them (drones) was shot down... by air defence, and the other two fell into defensive traps and exploded. Fortunately, this unsuccessful attack did not result in any casualties and caused minor damage to the roof of the plant," the Iranian Ministry of Defence said in a statement.
"The explosion occurred in one of the Defence Ministry's ammunition production centres, and according to the Deputy Governor of Isfahan for Security, there were no casualties," Iranian television states.
Later, another official said that "the damage is being investigated, as well as the causes and factors that caused the explosion, and... will be announced later."