A blast at a shopping mall in the south-central Iranian city of Shiraz has wounded 17 people late Friday, the Russia-based English language Sputnik news agency reported.
The blast took place at Nasr Boulevard 1 am local time.
Sputnik cited unconfirmed reports when it said that a gas pipe explosion could have caused the blast.
حضور پرشمار افراد در محل انفجار امدادرسانی خودروها را با دشواری مواجه کرده است#انفجارشيراز pic.twitter.com/sCdHKPINOW
— زهير موسوي (@zoheirIRAN) June 2, 2017
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