Blast hit Iran missile base?
Blast hit Iran missile base? – Israel News, Ynetnews
According to earlier opposition report, explosion that killed 17 soldiers outside Tehran took place in Revolutionary Guards’ missile base
Dudi Cohen
A military base rocked by an explosion Saturday that killed 17 soldiers and wounded at least 16 others may have taken place at a Revolutionary Guards base used to store Iran‘s long-range missiles.
The assessment is based on an Iranian opposition report dating back to 2002 that revealed that the village where the blast took place, west of Tehran, is home to a Revolutionary Guards missile unit responsible for the Shihab-3 missiles with a ragne of some 1,300 kilometers (roughly 2,00 miles.)
Official Iranian spokesmen said the explosion occurred while munitions were being moved in the base.
“My dear colleagues in the Revolutionary Guards were moving munitions in one of the arsenals at that base when, due to an incident, an explosion happened,” Revolutionary Guards Spokesman Ramezan Sharif told news channel IRINN. “Some of the casualties are reported to be in a critical condition.”
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (Photo: Getty Images)
According to Iranian opposition report, yet another missile unit was stationed at the village and held huge quantities of weapons, including missiles handed over to Hezbollah.
While the report’s credibility had not been confirmed yet, Iran’s opposition has played a key role in uncovering secret military facilities across the country. In the past, opposition figures exposed the location of some of Iran’s main nuclear sites.
Earlier, the semi-official Fars news agency carried a statement by the Revolutionary Guards which said the blast happened in an arsenal at a base in Bidganeh, near the city of Karaj, 25 miles (40 km) outside the capital. The Mehr News Agency said the site was closed to reporters.
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