19 Sailors Killed, 15 Wounded In Missile Strike On Iranian Naval Vessel In Gulf Of Oman

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Nineteen sailors were killed and about 15 others were injured when an Iranian naval vessel was accidentally hit by a missile fired during a naval exercise in Gulf of Oman.

According to Iranian media reports, support ship Konarak was hit by an anti-ship missile which was being tested by the frigate Jamaran during a naval exercise.

The accident took place near the port of Jask, 1270 kilometres southeast of Tehran, in the Gulf of Oman.

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