Iranian Commercial Vessel Was Partially Damaged In Explosion - Foreign Ministry

Fahad Shabbir (@FahadShabbir) Published April 07, 2021 | 01:03 PM

Iran confirms the recent explosion on its commercial vessel, it has resulted in partial damage, the foreign ministry's spokesman, Saeed Khatibzadeh, said on Wednesday

MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 07th April, 2021) Iran confirms the recent explosion on its commercial vessel, it has resulted in partial damage, the foreign ministry's spokesman, Saeed Khatibzadeh, said on Wednesday.

"On Tuesday, at around 6 a.m.

local time, an Iranian commercial vessel was partially damaged by an explosion, the source of which is being established, off Djibouti coast," Khatibzadeh said in a statement, specifying that this was not a military ship.

The incident did not result in any casualties, the spokesman noted.