TEHRAN: Fire and heavy smoke billowed from Mehrabad Airport in the Iranian capital early Saturday, an AFP journalist says, as local media reports a blast in the area.
The Mehrabad Airport caught fire early on Saturday morning after explosions were heard in Tehran, according to the media reports.
The local ISNA news agency shares a video showing columns of heavy smoke rising from the area of the airport in western Tehran, while Mehr news agency reports a “blast” there.
The Fars news agency says two projectiles hit the area around the airport.
