Iran confirms 'explosion' in satellite launcher
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Iranian government spokesman on Monday confirmed a recent explosion in Iran's satellite launching site in Semnan province, according to the state IRIB TV.
"The explosion was in the launcher and (at that time) the satellite had not been transferred to the launching site," Ali Rabiee told IRIB.
The problem happened due to "technical failure," he said, adding that such problems are common in different parts of the world in the tests sites.
He ruled out any sabotage act in Iran's space projects, saying that according to all the Iranian experts, the technical failure was only the cause of explosion.
No-one was hurt in the accident, he noted.
On Friday, U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted that "the United States of America was not involved in the catastrophic accident during final launch preparations for the Safir SLV Launch at Semnan Launch Site One in Iran. I wish Iran best wishes and good luck in determining what happened at Site One."
On Saturday, Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi, Iran's minister of information and communications technology, denied western reports that Iran has failed to launch its satellite into orbit over the past days.
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