Explosions from improvised devices injure three in Tehran

Two remotely operated improvised explosive devices detonated in Tehran early on April 15, slightly injuring three people, according to Iranian state media.

A security source from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said those injured included a member of the Basij, a volunteer force aligned with the Islamic Republic, Associated Press reports. 

The Islamic Republic News Agency reported that a third explosive device was discovered and successfully defused.

Mohammad Balideh, a Revolutionary Guard commander for Tehran’s Region 10, told the Hamshahri newspaper that the situation had been contained, stating that “the situation is normal and under control.”

“Nothing extraordinary happened here, just a limited explosion on the street at the hands of traitorous and unpatriotic elements, with no fatalities or serious damages,” Balideh said.

By Sabina Mammadli