Explosion occurs at Iran's southern port of Bandar Abbas, Iranian media reports


Jan ‌31 (Reuters) - An ‌explosion occurred ‌at Iran's southern port of Bandar ‍Abbas on ‍Saturday, ‌Iranian media reported, ‍without giving ​a ⁠cause for the blast.

The ‌semi-official Tasnim news ⁠agency ‍said that social ‍media reports ‌alleging that a Revolutionary Guard navy commander was targeted in the ‌explosion were "completely false".

(Reporting by ​Dubai Newsroom; Editing by Sharon Singleton)

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