The sound of explosions in Qeshm was caused by the neutralisation of unexploded munitions, Tasnim reports

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The sound of explosions in Qeshm was caused by the neutralisation of unexploded munitions, Tasnim reports

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"We ask the people of Qeshm Island not to worry in any way and not to pay attention to rumors in cyberspace."

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