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TEHRAN: Iranian defense forces claim shooting down three drones overnight during an alleged attack on one of its defense installation in Isfahan, oil refinery in an industrial zone near the northwestern city of Tabriz, and in Keredj.

ایرانی حکام کے مطابق اصفھان، تبریز اور کراج کے علاقوں میں فوجی تنصیبات پر ڈرون حملوں کی کوشش ہوئی جنہیں ناکام بنادیا گیا pic.twitter.com/7rKmFE0FLK

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Iran’s state run news agency IRAN carried a Defense Ministry statement saying the attack occurred late Saturday and caused minor damage to a rooftop. The report said three drones were shot down by Iranian air defenses.

“One of (the drones) was hit by the … air defence and the other two were caught in defence traps and blew up. Fortunately, this unsuccessful attack did not cause any loss of life and caused minor damage to the workshop’s roof,” the ministry said in a statement carried by the state news agency IRNA.

Separately, Iran’s state TV said a fire broke out at an oil refinery in an industrial zone near the northwestern city of Tabriz. It said the cause was not yet known, as it showed footage of firefighters trying to extinguish the blaze.

Iranian news agencies earlier reported the loud blast and carried a video showing a flash of light at the plant, said to be an ammunitions factory, and footage of emergency vehicles and fire trucks outside the plant.

“(The attack) has not affected our installations and mission…and such blind measures will not have an impact on the continuation of the country’s progress,” the defence ministry statement said.