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Interior Ministry explains explosions West of Tehran

Iran Materials 8 May 2013 10:58 (UTC +04:00)
The explosions that have occured on Tuesday West of Tehran were pre-planned, Deputy of interior minister of Iran on security issues, Ali Abdullahi said, ISNA reported.
Interior Ministry explains explosions West of Tehran

Azerbaijan, Baku, May 8 /Trend S.Isayev, T. Jafarov/

The explosions that have occured on Tuesday in Western Tehran were pre-planned, Deputy of interior minister of Iran on security issues, Ali Abdullahi said, ISNA reported.

Abdullahi's reaction came as a response to earlier reports regarding the explosions.

BBC Persian reported previously that three explosions were heard in western Tehran on Tuesday, in an area where Iran carries out missile research and storage.

"Those were the planned explosions of destroying old ammunition. This is natural, and all of the explosions were carried out in Shahriar of Shahriar county of Tehran province, safely," Abdullahi explained.

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