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The death toll from the explosion rose to 70, as officials said the massive blast involved a shipment whose documentation obscured the nature of the substances it carried.
More than 800 people were also injured in the explosion at the Shahid Rajaee port, the largest in Iran.
A massive explosion on Saturday at the Iranian port of Shahid Rajaee in Bandar Abbas killed several people and injured hundreds, according to state media. The exact cause of the blast was not immediately clear, although there was no suggestion of an at…
An Iranian with ties to the security services and an international security firm said that a missile fuel component exploded, but Iranian officials did not report any indication of an attack.
The cause of the blast in the breakaway region of Azerbaijan, where thousands have been fleeing for Armenia, was not immediately clear. Hundreds were wounded.
Russian state media footage shows a fire at a gas station in the southern city of Makhachkala. There were no immediate reports of foul play or connection to the war in Ukraine.
Russian officials said that at least one person was killed and dozens were injured in a blast near Moscow.
The origin of the explosion, which gutted a building in the Fifth Arrondissement and injured about 50 people, is still unclear.
The deadly blast, in the northwestern city of Yinchuan, was blamed on a gas leak, and it is likely to prompt closer scrutiny of restaurants that feature gas grills.
At least 31 people died in the explosion at a barbecue restaurant in Yinchuan.