Explosions Rock Oil Refinery Where Ahmadinejad Was Set To Visit
Iran’s petulant thug-in-charge Mahmoud Ahamdinejad was set to visit a major oil refinery expansion project but ahead of the visit explosions rocked the facility (but not being blamed on terrorism as yet):
An explosion blamed on a gas leak struck a newly inaugurated section of an oil refinery Tuesday just before President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad spoke at the facility’s ribbon-cutting ceremony, state media reported.
At least one person was killed and up to 25 were injured by the explosion in Abadan in Iran’s oil-rich southwest, according to accounts by domestic Iranian news agencies. One Abadan resident quoted by the Associated Press said he saw rescue vehicles rushing to the site.
Ahmadinejad went ahead with the visit as scheduled.