TEHRAN, May 12 - Powerful explosions have been reported in the Emirati port of al-Fujairah, where seven oil tankers have caught fire.
TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) - The blasts took place early on Sunday morning, according to the Lebanon-based Al Mayadeen television channel, which reported the development hours later.
It said the seven oil tankers were completely burnt and that firefighters were still trying to extinguish the blaze.
Some social media activists said that American and French aircraft of unspecified type were flying over the port.
Al Mayadeen did not say what caused the explosions or the fire.
Later, the media office of the government of Fujairah denied the report of the explosions altogether, saying that transit and other activities at the port were underway as usual.
Earlier this week, a number of powerful explosions rocked Saudi Arabia’s port city of Yanbu’, an important petroleum shipping terminal for the kingdom. Reports, however, fell short of giving any reason for the blasts or possible casualties.
Source: Press TV
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