The number of injured from an explosion in southern Iran has jumped to 406, reports news agency AP, quoting state-run IRNA news agency. Earlier, IRNA attributed a previous figure of 281 injured to Mojtaba Khaledi, the spokesman of Iran’s National Emergency Organisation, before the reported injuries rose again.

Number of injured from explosion at port in southern Iran jumps again to 406, Iranian state TV reports, reports AP

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The blast took place at the Rajaei port just outside of Bandar Abbas, which is a major facility of the container shipments for the Islamic Republic that handles some 80 million tons (72.5 million metric tons) of goods a year.

According to news agency AP, the authorities have offered no cause for the explosion yet. The industrial accidents happen in Iran, particularly at its ageing oil facilities that struggle for access to parts under international sanctions. But Iranian state TV specifically ruled out any energy infrastructure as causing or being damaged, the report further stated. However, the Iranian state TV specifically ruled out any energy infrastructure as causing or being damaged in the blast.