World News | Iran's State-run News Agency Acknowledges Attack on Nuclear Facilities
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Iran's state-run IRNA news agency early Sunday acknowledged an attack on the country's Fordo nuclear site.
Dubai, Jun 22 (AP) Iran's state-run IRNA news agency early Sunday acknowledged an attack on the country's Fordo nuclear site.
Attacks also targeted Isfahan and Natanz nuclear sites, it said.
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IRNA quoted Akbar Salehi, Isfahan's deputy governor in charge of security affairs, saying there had been attacks around the sites. He did not elaborate.
Quoting a statement from Iran's Qom province, IRNA said: “A few hours ago, when Qom air defences were activated and hostile targets were identified, part of the Fordo nuclear site was attacked by enemies.”
The IRNA report did not elaborate.
Iran's semiofficial Tasnim news agency, believed to be close to the country's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, quoted a provincial official in Qom that air defence did recently fire in an attack believed to target the area around the Fordo facility, but offered no other information.
The semiofficial Fars news agency, also close to the Guard, quoted another official saying air defences opened fire near Isfahan and explosions had been heard.
Fars also quoted the same official in Qom province, saying air defenses fired around Fordo. (AP)
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