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The Iranian army announced Monday, that 19 people were killed and 15 wounded, after targeting an Iranian warship with friendly fire during military exercises near the port of Bandar Abbas in southern Iran in the Gulf waters.
“19 people died and another 15 were injured in the accident,” the Iranian news agency “IRNA” reported, according to public relations of the first maritime military zone in Bandar Abbas, adding that “the wounded were in a stable condition” , after the warship (Kanark) was attacked by The Destroyer Error (Jamaran) during the exercise yesterday, Sunday.
The Navy did not mention the cause of the accident in the statement, adding that investigations are still ongoing, stressing the need to avoid any speculation and unconfirmed reports.
– گگگگیی ی فارس فارس فارس (((@FarsNews_Agency) May 11, 2020
Mahran Amini Fard, president of the University of Medical Sciences in the south-eastern city of Iran, said that “10 ambulances were dispatched to the seventh berth from Terre al-Bahri, where the wounded were transferred to Imam Ali Hospital,” adding that ” 16 people were transferred to hospital. One was killed, 3 were treated on an outpatient basis and two were admitted to intensive care. “
He noted that one of the wounded had an operation, while 12 others were being treated in the special departments within the hospital.
The Iranian navy said, at dawn today, that “public relations for the first marine area in the port of Bandar Abbas reported that the Iranian warship” Kanark “was exposed to an accident near the port of Jask in the Sea of Oman.
The statement added that the accident occurred on Sunday afternoon, while conducting naval exercises by the ships of the Iranian naval forces, which caused the death of one person and the injury of several others by the service of the battleship “Kanark” .
“Kanark” is one of the support ships, it is 37 meters long and 8.5 meters wide, weighs 337 tons and can carry forces and cargo, equipped with a 20mm cannon and 3 platforms to launch the cruise missile. anti-ship “Noor”.
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