Iran explosion at Tehran military base

Bosonic

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Sat Nov-12-11 07:14 AM
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Iran explosion at Tehran military base

Source: BBC

A huge explosion has rocked a military base west of Iran's capital, Tehran, officials say.

Several people were killed after the blast inside a Revolutionary Guards weapons depot, according to the semi-official Fars news agency, but this has not been confirmed.

Windows in nearby buildings have been shattered and the blast was heard in central Tehran, 40 km (25 miles) away.

A helicopter and ambulances have reportedly been sent to the scene.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-15705948

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MADem

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Sat Nov-12-11 07:23 AM
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1. "There have been occasional unexplained explosions in Iran before."

Edited on Sat Nov-12-11 07:30 AM by MADem

No smoking in the weapons bunker, dad-gum-it!

ETA the following quote:

The depot "caught fire by accident," according to according to local lawmaker Hossein Garrousi.

http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/middle-east/111112/iran-explosion-at-ammunition-depot-near-tehran

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hack89

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Sat Nov-12-11 08:22 AM
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2. Most safety rules are written in blood

weapons depots are very dangerous places.

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Sat Nov-12-11 10:28 AM
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3. And not in Farci

I have seen things at some foreign depots that scared the poop out of me. Their military had bought things that their troops had no idea how to handle safely. If they once had known how, they shortly forgot.

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FarCenter

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Sat Nov-12-11 10:57 AM
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5. Cyprus explosion last July, for example

Cyprus munitions explosion kills 12

http://articles.latimes.com/2011/jul/12/world/la-fg-cyprus-explosion-20110712

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RZM

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Sat Nov-12-11 03:38 PM
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9. Also happened in Iran before in Oct. 2010 n/t

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Sat Nov-12-11 10:44 AM
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4. When you play with matches...

... don't be surprised if you get burned. And the sun also rises each morning.

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Sat Nov-12-11 12:43 PM
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6. Prediction: Iran will blame 'agents provocateurs'...

...directly accusing the "Zionist Entity" or the US... Iranian S.O.P.

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RZM

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Sat Nov-12-11 03:38 PM
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8. Yes. Clearly all of those things preclude ammunition exploding on its own . . .

Don't you think that if there were the slightest evidence of sabotage the Iranians would make sure everybody around the world knew that?

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