Abadan Refinery Blast Was Result Of Early Inauguration: Larijani

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Abadan Refinery Blast Was Result Of Early Inauguration: Larijani

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Abadan Refinery Blast Was Result Of Early Inauguration: Larijani

Iran's Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani has said that Tuesday's blast at Abadan refinery was the consequence of the administration's unjustified request that the new unit be inaugurated on May 24, a day marking the 29th anniversary of the liberation of Khorramshahr. The blast occurred while the inauguration ceremony of the first phase of a gasoline production unit, with the participation of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, was in progress at the refinery in the southwestern province of Khuzestan. "The incident took place due to the ...

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May 25, 2011

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