Reuters: Iran blast report shocks world markets

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Iran blast report shocks world markets
By Christian Oliver

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian state television has sent ripples through world financial markets after it reported a powerful explosion near the town of Dailam, about 100 miles (160 km) from the oil state's only nuclear power plant.

The Al-Alam satellite channel, which broadcasts in Arabic, said the explosion on Wednesday may have been caused by an aircraft firing a missile in a deserted area near Dailam or by a fuel tank falling from a plane.

But Iran's Revolutionary Guards said the television reports were wrong, although they declined to give any further details or confirm whether there had been an explosion.