2 policemen killed in fireworks blast in NE Iran


TEHRAN, March 30 (Xinhua) -- Two policemen were killed and another injured on Sunday in a fireworks explosion in the northeastern Iranian city of Mashhad, the official news agency IRNA reported.

The victims sustained severe injuries when a batch of illegal fireworks, seized during the traditional Fire Festival, exploded at a police station in Mashhad, the report said.

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