'Incident' damages construction near Iran nuclear site

Jul 2, 2020

A spokesman says an “incident” has damaged an under-construction building near Iran’s Natanz nuclear power plant, but there was no damage to its reactor

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An “incident” has damaged an under-construction building near Iran's Natanz nuclear power plant, but there was no damage to its reactor, a spokesman said Thursday.

Behrouz Kamalvandi made the comment in a report published by the state-run IRNA news agency.

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