Mine Explosion

1 Iraqi military force killed, 4 injured in Saladin blast

TEHRAN, Apr. 14 (MNA) – A security source told Iraqi media on Thursday that an Iraqi army officer was killed and four other forces were injured in a landmine explosion in Saladin province.
2022-04-14 19:29
1 injured in landmine blast in Iraq's Erbil

TEHRAN, Apr. 13 (MNA) – Iraqi news sources reported that a landmine exploded in the Iraqi province of Erbil.
2022-04-13 16:45
Five people killed in a landmine blast in Iraq’s Basra

TEHRAN, Jan. 01 (MNA) – Five people were killed and six others were injured following a landmine, which had been left years ago, exploded in Basra province, Iraq.
2022-01-01 21:00
Iran expresses sympathy with Russia on mine explosion

TEHRAN, Nov. 26 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh expressed sympathy with the families of the victims of the Siberian coal mine explosion.
2021-11-26 13:00
Death toll in Siberian coal mine blast raised to 52

TEHRAN, Nov. 26 (MNA) – A devastating explosion in a Siberian coal mine Thursday left 52 miners and rescuers dead about 250 meters (820 feet) underground, Russian officials said.
2021-11-26 10:15
At least 18 killed in artisanal gold mine collapse in Niger

TEHRAN, Nov. 09 (MNA) – At least 18 people were killed on Sunday in an artisanal gold mine collapse in southern Niger, the local mayor said on Monday.
2021-11-09 08:52
Methane burst at mine in Kazakhstan leaves 6 dead, 2 injured

TEHRAN, Nov. 07 (MNA) – Six miners were killed and two sustained injuries in a methane eruption at a mine in the Karaganda Region in Kazakhstan, the country's emergency service said on Sunday.
2021-11-07 11:30
Mine explosion in W Iran leaves 1 dead

TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (MNA) – A mine explosion in Dehloran, Ilam province in west Iran left one dead and two injured.
2021-08-15 12:36
One killed, seven others missing in China coal mine collapse

TEHRAN, Jun. 05 (MNA) – A coal mine collapse in one of China's central provinces led to the killing of one person and left seven others missing.
2021-06-05 14:54
A car explodes in front of Ahl al-Bayt Mosque in Kabul

TEHRAN, Jun. 01 (MNA) – According to media reports, a car exploded in front of Ahl al-Bayt Mosque in the Third Security District of Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, on Tuesday.
2021-06-01 21:45
6 guards killed in mine explosion near Herat-Khaf railway

TEHRAN, May 30 (MNA) – According to local officials in Herat province of Afghanistan, a landmine explosion in the Herat-Khaf railway has claimed the lives of six guards on Saturday.
2021-05-30 11:10
Iran ready to coop. in humanitarian mine action with states

TEHRAN, Apr. 09 (MNA) – Iran's Ambassador to the United Nations said that Iran is ready to extend its cooperation in humanitarian mine action with countries in the region and beyond.
2021-04-09 12:15
Four killed in an explosion near Turkish base in N Syria

TEHRAN, Apr. 06 (MNA) – Syrian sources announced several explosions occurred in Syria's al-Hasakah province which reportedly killed or wounded more than a dozen Turkish troops.
2021-04-06 21:21
Landmine blast claims life of a 10-year-old boy in SW Iran

TEHRAN, Mar. 10 (MNA) – An unexploded mine, which had been left during the eight years of Sacred Defense (Iraqi imposed war against Iran in 1980-1988), killed a 10-year-old child in Fath ol-Mobin District of Susa on Wed.
2021-03-10 21:43
5 civilians martyred in landmine blast in Syria

TEHRAN, Feb. 27 (MNA) – A police source in Hama announced 5 civilians have been martyred on Saturday in a blast of a landmine left by terrorists in Syria.
2021-02-27 14:03
VIDEO: Gold mine explosion in China traps 22 workers

TEHRAN, Jan. 12 (MNA) – 22 gold miners have been trapped underground for nearly two days after an explosion in a mine under construction in eastern China.
2021-01-12 11:51
Two policemen killed in a blast in Afghanistan’s Daykundi

TEHRAN, Jan. 09 (MNA) – Deputy Governor of Daykundi province in Afghanistan announced on Sat. that three police officers were killed and wounded when a security forces vehicle collided with a roadside mine in city of Kajran.
2021-01-09 21:53
5 Afghan army soldiers killed in Badghis Province

TEHRAN, Sep. 13 (MNA) – A member of the Badghis Province council announced that five army soldiers were killed in a landmine explosion.
2020-09-13 22:21
Blasts in Afghanistan kill 13 civilians

TEHRAN, Aug. 28 (MNA) – Two explosions hit Spin Boldak district of Kandahar province on Friday, claiming the lives of 13 civilians, according to the provincial governor’s spokesman.
2020-08-28 17:24
VIDEO: Explosion at 'ArcelorMittal Plant' in NW Indiana

TEHRAN, Jul. 18 (MNA) – An explosion rocked the ArcelorMittal steel plant in Burns Harbor, Indiana Thursday morning, sparking a fire and causing damage to equipment near a blast furnace.
2020-07-18 17:31
Industry min. targeting to export $10.5bn worth of minerals in current year

TEHRAN, Jun. 03 (MNA) – Caretaker of the Iranian Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade Hossein Modaress Khiabani said that his ministry has targeted exporting $10.5 billion worth of minerals in the current Iranian calendar year [started March 21, 2020].
2020-06-03 19:11
Iran to hold iMat2019

TEHRAN, Oct. 02 (MNA) – The 8th Iran International Conference and Exhibition on materials science and metallurgical engineering (iMat2019) will be held in Tehran.
2019-10-02 18:32
3 women martyred in land mine explosion in Eastern Ghouta

TEHRAN, Jul. 17 (MNA) – Three women martyred on Tuesday and three persons were injured in an explosion of a land mine, left behind by terrorists, on a road between Mleiha and Jisreen in Eastern Ghouta of Damascus countryside.
2019-07-17 13:27
Mine left by ISIL terrorists kills seven Syrian children

TEHRAN, Jul. 10 (MNA) – Seven children were martyred when a mine left behind by ISIL terrorists went off on the outskirts of Syria’s Diblan village in Deir Ezzor eastern countryside.
2019-07-10 12:02
Iran slams Khaf-Herat railroad mine blast

TEHRAN, May 20 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi condemned a terrorist mine explosion at Khaf-Herat railroad that killed and injured a number of Iranian and Afghan nationals on Sunday.
2019-05-20 13:08