Explosions were reported in Bandar Abbas and Qeshm Island on Wednesday afternoon; an official said the blasts resulted from the destruction of unexploded enemy ordnance, Mehr News reports
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Explosions were reported in Bandar Abbas and Qeshm Island on Wednesday afternoon; an official said the blasts resulted from the destruction of unexploded enemy ordnance, Mehr News reports.
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