Train blast: More than 300 people killed

Published February 19th, 2004 - 02:00 GMT
Al Bawaba
Al Bawaba

Iran's President Mohammad Khatami on Thursday voiced deep regret over the loss of life of scores of Iranians in a cargo train blast in northeast Iran Wednesday. He also called for a probe into the cause of the catastrophic incident. More than 300 people lost their lives, 450 were injured and five villages were severely damaged in the blast, IRIB reported. 

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