Iran General News'Eight killed' in Iran armaments plant blast

‘Eight killed’ in Iran armaments plant blast

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ImageAFP: Eight people have been killed in an explosion in an armaments plant in Isfahan province in central Iran, the semi-official Fars news agency reported on Sunday.

ImageTEHRAN (AFP) — Eight people have been killed in an explosion in an armaments plant in Isfahan province in central Iran, the semi-official Fars news agency reported on Sunday.

The blast occurred late Saturday in a defence industries plant in Zarin Shahr, killing eight production line workers, factory manager Majid Nasser told Fars.

He said the cause of the blast was under investigation.

Isfahan province is home to two of Iran's key nuclear sites including a uranium enrichment plant in Natanz and a uranium conversion facility outside Isfahan city.

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