CAIRO, May 25 (Reuters) – Explosions were heard in Iran’s Bandar Abbas city and coastal areas near the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian media reported on Monday, adding that the cause was unknown. Iran’s Mehr news agency said the situation in Bandar Abbas was under control and there was no cause for concern after the explosions […]
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Explosions heard in Iran, Mehr says Bandar Abbas situation under control
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CAIRO, May 25 (Reuters) – Explosions were heard in Iran’s Bandar Abbas city and coastal areas near the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian media reported on Monday, adding that the cause was unknown.
Iran’s Mehr news agency said the situation in Bandar Abbas was under control and there was no cause for concern after the explosions were heard east of the city. It said official sources had not yet commented.
The Tasnim news agency said three explosions were heard in Bandar Abbas, while the Fars news agency said similar sounds were heard close to Sirik and Jask near the strategic waterway.
(Reporting by Menna Alaa El-Din, Muhammad Al Gebaly, Enas Alashray and Elwely Elwelly; Editing by Edmund Klamann, Rod Nickel and Cynthia Osterman)