Blast heard at military plant in Iran's central city of Isfahan - Reuters

DUBAI, Jan 29 (Reuters) - A large blast was heard astatine a subject works successful Iran's cardinal metropolis of Isfahan, but a information authoritative said determination were nary casualties, Iranian authorities broadcaster IRIB said connected its website aboriginal connected Sunday.

"The detonation took spot successful 1 of the munitions manufacturing centres of the Defence Ministry and, according to an announcement by the ...deputy Isfahan politician for security, determination were nary casualties," IRIB reported.

The official, Mohammad Reza Jannesar, aboriginal told authorities television: "The damages are being investigated arsenic good arsenic the causes and elements that caused this detonation and .. volition beryllium announced later."

There person been a fig of explosions and fires astir Iranian military, atomic and concern facilities successful the past fewer years.

The blasts person astatine times caused interest amid tensions implicit Iran's atomic programme with Israel and the United States.

Israel has agelong threatened subject enactment against Iran if indirect talks betwixt Washington and Tehran neglect to salvage a 2015 atomic pact.

Reporting by Dubai newsroom; Editing by Daniel Wallis

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