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Tehran air defense missile system shoots at unclear target

23 December 2016 13:27 (UTC+04:00)
Tehran air defense missile system shoots at unclear target

Iran’s automatic air defense missile system opened fire at an unclear target on December 23, ISNA reported.

The report quoted Mohsen Nasj Hamadani, Tehran Province’s deputy official in charge of police and security as saying that the system probably shot several times at something unclear, which may have been "a bird".

He said that the accident is under investigation.

The system is established in a no-fly zone of the Engelab street, close the house of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Another Iranian agency, ILNA also reported that the system shot at a helishot drone,belonging to a documentary filmmaking company, and which has deviated from its territory unintentionally.

Iranian government hasn't made any official statements on the incident yet.

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