Blast heard near Iran’s Natanz nuclear site; officials cite air defense test
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(Worthy News) – A blast was reported Saturday in the vicinity of a nuclear site in Natanz, Iran, according to preliminary reports.
The explosion was heard in the skies over the Iranian city of Badroud, just 20 kilometers (12 miles) from the nuclear plant, the official IRNA news agency reported.
Several media outlets including Nour News, a website linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, said the explosion was not an attack, but rather was caused by a missile as part of a test of air defenses’ response to a potential attack.
Some of the reports said a drone was shot down. [ Source: Times of Israel (Read More…) ]
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