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| Tehran clinic hit by deadly explosion | Tehran clinic hit by deadly explosion |
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| At least 19 people have been killed in an explosion at a clinic in Iran's capital Tehran, officials say. | |
| Several people were injured at the Sina Athar clinic, and there are fears the death toll will rise further. | Several people were injured at the Sina Athar clinic, and there are fears the death toll will rise further. |
| Iran's state media quoted senior officials as saying the blast was caused by a gas leak. | Iran's state media quoted senior officials as saying the blast was caused by a gas leak. |
| Television pictures showed plumes of smoke billowing in the sky. Firefighters extinguished the fire several hours later. | Television pictures showed plumes of smoke billowing in the sky. Firefighters extinguished the fire several hours later. |
| Most of the victims of Tuesday's blast were women, according to authorities. | Most of the victims of Tuesday's blast were women, according to authorities. |
| Some of the victims "were in upper floors, in operation rooms - who were either patients being operated on or those with them", Tehran fire department spokesman Jalal Maleki said, according to Iran's Isna news agency. | |
| "They unfortunately lost their lives due to the heat and thick smoke," he said. | |
| The incident comes several days after a big explosion near a military facility rocked Tehran. | The incident comes several days after a big explosion near a military facility rocked Tehran. |
| The cause of that incident was also said by the authorities to have been a gas leak. | The cause of that incident was also said by the authorities to have been a gas leak. |