{"id":6416,"date":"2020-05-11T10:51:59","date_gmt":"2020-05-11T10:51:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/box5917.temp.domains\/~iriacom\/\/news\/?p=6416"},"modified":"2020-05-13T17:09:37","modified_gmt":"2020-05-13T17:09:37","slug":"iran-navys-friendly-fire-strikes-own-ship-killing-19-sailors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/iran-navys-friendly-fire-strikes-own-ship-killing-19-sailors\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran Navy’s friendly fire strikes own ship, killing 19 sailors"},"content":{"rendered":"

Iran accidentally fired a missile at one of its own ships, killing 19 people<\/strong><\/p>\n

At least 19 sailors were killed and 15 wounded after an Iranian missile fired during an exercise in the Gulf of Oman struck a support vessel near the target.<\/p>\n

Iran’s Konarak support ship was accidentally hit by country’s most advanced guided-missile frigate, the Jamaran, close to the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n

“During naval exercises performed by a number of the naval force’s vessels in the waters of Jask and Chabahar, an accident happened involving the Konarak light support ship vessel, causing the martyrdom of a number of brave members of the naval forces,” the Iranian Navy statement said.<\/p>\n

“The vessel was hit after moving a practice target to its destination and not creating enough distance between itself and the target,” country’s state TV reported.<\/p>\n

The incident comes amid ongoing naval tensions between Iran and the US and its allies in the Arabian Gulf.<\/p>\n

In January, the Iranian military fired two surface-to-air missiles at an unidentified target, bringing down a Ukrainian airliner, killing all 176 multinational people onboard.<\/p>\n

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