Iran-Turkey freight trains resume commuting
Freight trains have resumed commuting between Iran and Turkey
after almost one week of suspension due to a bomb blast.
A bomb took place 23 July on board a Turkish freight train that was
en route from eastern Turkey to Iran. The incident occurred in
Turkey within 30 kilometers of the Iranian border.
According to Iranian media reports the train was carrying iron,
tobacco, and MDF (Medium-density fibreboard) to Iran.
The Turkish officials have blamed militants with the outlawed
Kurdishtan Workers’ Party (PKK) for the attack.
Majid Aghababaei, Iranian deputy interior minister for border
affairs, has said that trains had to stop commuting between Iran
and Turkey as the railway was damaged due to the bomb blast, Fars
news agency reported.
However, the railway has already been repaired and freight trains
are now working, he added.
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