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Mystery explosion reported near major IRGC underground base in western Iran

The Imam Ali base houses a large underground facility for missiles and drones and makes Shahab-3 missiles capable of hitting Israel.

by  i24NEWS and ILH Staff
Published on  09-26-2023 10:04
Last modified: 09-26-2023 11:55
Mystery explosion reported near major IRGC underground base in western IranKaveh Kazemi/Getty Images

Iran displays its long- range Shahab 2 and Shahab 3 missiles alongside a large photo of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei | Photo: Kaveh Kazemi/Getty Images

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A mystery explosion shook the western Iranian province of Lorestan, reportedly near an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps base.

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The blast was reported from the city of Khorram Abad, in province of Lorestan, near the Imam Ali IRGC base that houses a large underground facility for missiles and drones and makes Shahab-3 missiles capable of hitting Israel.

Video: IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi on Iran's nuclear program / Credit: Reuters

The Director General of Crisis Management for Lorestan told Iranian state TV that it was not an earthquake that shook the area, saying there was a possibility of an explosion.

The IRGC's Tasnim news later reported that officials also ruled out an explosion, saying that the Imam Ali Missile Base had last experienced a deadly explosion in Oct. 2010, resulting in at least 32 casualties.

This article was first published by i24NEWS.

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