The International Atomic Energy Agency on Saturday said that it has been informed by Iran about a projectile striking close to the premises of the Bushehr nuclear power plant.The IAEA said in an X post that one of the site’s physical protection staff members was killed by a projectile fragment and that a building on site was affected by shock waves and fragments.“No increase in radiation levels was reported,” the IAEA said.Iran’s Tasnim news agency said earlier on Saturday the incident did not damage the main parts of the plant and that production was unaffected.There have now been four attacks near the power plant since the war started on February 28, according to Iranian reports.Meanwhile, US-Israeli strikes have targeted a petrochemicals hub, wounding five people, Iranian media cited an official as saying.
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Strike near Iran’s Bushehr nuclear plant kills 1, says IAEA
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reported that a projectile struck near Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant on Saturday, killing one member of the plant's physical protection staff. According to the IAEA, a building on the site was affected by shock waves and fragments, but no increase in radiation levels was reported.
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The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reported that a projectile struck near Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant on Saturday, killing one member of the plant's physical protection staff. According to the IAEA, a building on the site was affected by shock waves and fragments, but no increase in radiation levels was reported. Iranian news agency Tasnim stated that the incident did not damage the main parts of the plant, and production remained unaffected. This marks the fourth attack near the Bushehr plant since February 28, according to Iranian reports. Separately, Iranian media reported US-Israeli strikes targeted a petrochemicals hub, wounding five people.
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No increase in radiation levels was reported.
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A building on site was affected by shock waves and fragments.
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One of the site’s physical protection staff members was killed by a projectile fragment.
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A projectile struck close to the premises of the Bushehr nuclear power plant.
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The incident did not damage the main parts of the plant and production was unaffected.
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