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Police Probes into Tehran Gas Explosion

reporter 1222 — Thu, 02 Jul 2020 06:10:14 +0000

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iranian police on Wednesday questioned four people as part of investigations into a powerful explosion that killed 19 people at a Tehran clinic the night before, state media reported.

The explosion was reported at 20:56 (1626 GMT) followed by a fire at Sina At’har Clinic in the upmarket northern neighborhood of Tajrish, Tehran’s emergency medical services said in a statement.

Fifteen women were among the 19 people who lost their lives in the tragedy.

“The police are questioning four people and investigating them,” Tehran’s deputy police chief General Hamid Hadavand was quoted as saying by iribnews.ir.

Among them were the director general and three other officials from the clinic, which was badly damaged by the blast and a fire that took two hours to extinguish.

Tehran Fire Department spokesman Jalal Maleki said the explosion occurred as three gas canisters caught fire in the clinic’s basement.

Several emergency response units, including ambulances and firefighters, were seen deployed on site as smoke billowed from the building.

The blast at health center caused damage to buildings in the vicinity and sent a plume of thick black smoke into the night sky, state television reported.

Some of the victims “were in upper floors in operation rooms, who were either patients being operated on or those with them,” Maleki said.

“They unfortunately lost their lives due to the heat and thick smoke.”

Authorities initially said 13 people were dead, but Maleki later said that the toll had risen to 19. Fourteen others have been injured in the explosion.

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani, in a message of condolences to the families of the victims, called on the authorities concerned to shed light “on the cause of the accident”.

Iran’s Judiciary Chief Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi has also ordered investigations into the deadly incident in the clinic.

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Leader Urges to Investigate Explosion at a Tehran Clinic

reporter 1222 — Thu, 02 Jul 2020 03:58:34 +0000

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei ordered related bodies to investigate the deadly explosion at a medical clinic in northern Tehran stressing the need for preventing the repetition of similar incidents in the future.

Expressing condolences to the bereaved families of the victims, Iran’s leader, Ayatollah Khamenei urged in a message on Wednesday all concerned bodies to take “immediate measures and properly investigate” into the deadly explosion at the medical clinic in Tehran, Mehr News Agency (MNA) reported.

The Leader also called on the related organizations and authorities to take action “to avoid the occurrence of similar heartrending incidents and reduce their irreparable damages and casualties” in the future.

The tragic blast occurred at 20:56 Tuesday night (1626 GMT) followed by a fire at Sina At’har Clinic in the upmarket northern neighborhood of Tajrish. Fifteen out of the total 19 victims of the explosion were women, media reports said.

According to Tehran Fire Department spokesman Jalal Maleki, the explosion occurred as three gas canisters caught fire in the clinic’s basement.

Earlier on Wednesay, Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani, in a message of condolences to the families of the victims, called on the authorities concerned to shed light “on the cause of the accident”.

Tehran’s Deputy Police Chief General Hamid Hadavand was quoted by state media as saying that four people were arrested regarding the explosion and are under investigation.

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Wrestling referees to attend Clinic for Officials in Slovakia

reporter 1222 — Mon, 01 Jan 2018 16:00:18 +0000

TEHRAN – Four Iranian wrestling judges are slated to take part at a Clinic for Officials (Judges and Referees) to be hosted by Slovakia in min-January.

Clinics for Officials (Judges and Referees) are intended to help National Federations provide training to Judges and Referees through courses led by an expert.

In the upcoming clinic in Slovakia, the latest rules and regulations for arbitration of Freestyle and Greco-Roman categories are described to Olympic referees in the form of films, slides and exercises.

Participants will go through a test at the end of the four-day course which will be held from January 13-16.

Mohammad Ebrahim Emami, Ardavan Saheb, Mohammad Mosalayipour and Mazdak Giti comprise the four Iranian Olympic referees who will attend the clinic for officials.

It is worth noting that the rules and regulations raised at the event will be implemented in the year 2018.

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