Air Defence Test Sparks Loud Blast Near Iran Nuclear Site
NDTV
Israel has said repeatedly that it stands ready to use all means, including force, to prevent Iran acquiring a nuclear weapons capability, and Iran has carried out periodic exercises to improve the defences around its nuclear sites.
An air defence test triggered a loud explosion near Iran's Natanz uranium enrichment facility Saturday as nuclear talks with major powers stumble.
The explosion was heard in the skies over the Iranian city of Badroud, just 20 kilometres (12 miles) from the nuclear plant, the official IRNA news agency reported.
"Badroud residents heard the noise and saw a light which showed an object had just blown up in the skies over the city," a witness told IRNA.
But the spokesman of the Iranian army, General Amir Tarikhani, told state television there was no cause for concern.
