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Construction work causes blast in Iranian city of Tabriz
An Iranian official said on Monday construction work caused a blast in the northwestern city of Tabriz, but no casualties were reported.
- Agencies
- Published: 15:12 February 25, 2008
Tehran: An Iranian official said on Monday construction work caused a blast in the northwestern city of Tabriz, but no casualties were reported.
An official in the Tabriz governor's office said, "The workers were blasting the Einali mountain to build a road."
An Iranian news agency reported earlier that an explosion shook Tabriz shortly after midday.
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