Iran steel factory blast
Iran steel factory blast: Foreigners among seven killed
An explosion at a steel factory in Iran has killed seven people including foreign nationals, say reports in Iranian state media.
The blast in the city of Yazd was caused by discarded ammunition which arrived at the plant with a consignment of scrap metal, the official Irna news agency reported.
It happened late on Sunday at the privately owned plant, Irna said.
At least 12 other people are reported to have been injured.
The governor of Yazd region in central Iran, Azizollah Seyfi, said "several of those killed were foreign nationals".
He gave no further details of their nationalities or what caused the blast, although he did say it was being investigated.
A local member of parliament, Ali Akbar Oliaw, said there appeared to have been unexploded munitions in with the steel.
"Among the scrap metal was ammunition which had not worked, and this caused the blast," he was quoted as saying.
Iran steel factory blast
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