Fireworks explosion kills 4, injures 2 in Iran


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  • Saturday, 24 Feb 2024

TEHRAN, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- An explosion of fireworks in the basement of a residential building killed four people and injured two others in the northwestern Iranian city of Urmia on Friday, the Iranian Students' News Agency (ISNA) reported.

Hamid Mahboubi, head of the provincial Red Crescent Society, said the blast occurred on Friday afternoon.

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