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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sam Brookes

UNBELIEVABLE: Iran fuel tanker explosion leaves 11 dead and seven injured | History Defined

The fuel tanker explosion killed at least 11 people - (AP)

At least 11 people have been killed and seven injured after a fuel tanker exploded in western Iran, state media said.

State news agency IRNA reported late on Saturday that the vehicle suffered a brake fault and struck several cars before catching fire near a traffic police station outside Sanandaj, a Kurdish city roughly 400 kilometres (248 miles) west of Tehran.

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