Blast reported at Tehran’s Mehrabad Airport; 2 projectiles said to hit area

TEHRAN, Iran — 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 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.

Times of Israels staff contributed to this report.

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