Sympathies with Iran pour in after Bandar Abbas blast

EghtesadOnline: According to the latest statistics released by the Iranian Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni, who is visiting the regime where the massive blast occurred, death toll from the explosion rose to 8, while nearly 750 were injured. 

The fire is spreading to the nearby shipment containers, while a lot of firefighters have been sent to the area to extinguish the fire. 

There have been messages of condolences and sympathy from Russia, Saudi Arabia, Japan, Turkmenistan, Qatar, Venezuela etc, who offered assistance in dealing with the fire in addition to expressing condolences and sympathies.

The cause of the incident was not immediately clear as the investigations were still underway by the relevant authorities. Local officials have blamed an explosion in one of the shipment containers in the port for the huge blast at the other inflammable containers nearby. 

Dozens of Iranians lined up in Bandar Abbas and other cities across the country to donate blood for the victims of the port explosion.

The Emir of Qatar sent a message to the Iranian President, expressing his condolences over the explosion at Shahid Rajaei Port in Bandar Abbas.

Also, the Saudi Arabian Foreign Ministry issued a statement expressing its condolences over the loss of a number of Iranians in the explosion in Bandar Abbas and expressed its readiness to assist Iranian brothers in that regard.

Moreover, the Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan made a telephone call to his Iranian counterpart, expressing his country's sympathy and condolences to the government and people of Iran following the explosion at Shahid Rajaei Port.