Explosion at Iranian Refinery as Ahmadinejad Visits

There is word from Iran that a refinery has suffered an explosion as Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is visiting. Iranian officials blame the blast in the Arab-majority city of Abadan, a key battlefield in the Iran-Iraq War. Two people were reportedly killed, and 20 were injured.

It appears that this explosion could hurt the Iranian economy:

The plant alone accounts for about 25 percent of Iran's fuel production, which is about 1.67 million barrel per day.

Fazel Kaebi, an Abadan resident, told The Associated Press over the phone that he saw ambulances and rescue teams rush to the site shortly after the explosion. He said the townspeople had noticed black smoke coming from the refinery in the past few days, which he speculated could have been from a fire.

Hmmm.

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