The number of victims of the explosion in the port of Bender-Abbas in the province of Khormozgan in Iran, which occurred on April 26, increased to 70.
This is reported by Iranian state television with reference to the press secretary of the Crisis Situations Management of Hossein Zeferi.
According to him, 1072 victims after the explosion were discharged from the hospital, 120 treatment continues.
A strong explosion occurred at noon on April 26 in the port of Bender Abbas, located on the coast of the Persian Gulf in the south of Iran. In the pictures taken in the area of the incident, it is clear that part of the harbor is badly damaged.
The Iranian authorities said they had not yet received any evidence that the explosion was sabotage.
The Head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Iran Iran, Iran, confirmed on state television that the explosion occurred due to the human factor, namely non-compliance with security measures, negligence from responsible persons.
The fire that arose after the explosion was completely extinguished the day before.