Two US Missiles Hit Iranian Oil Refinery: Iran Confirms

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Two US Missiles Hit Iranian Oil Refinery: Iran Confirms

Two US missiles hit a petrol depot of an oil refinery near the southwestern Iranian town of Abadan near the border with Iraq on Friday evening, Iran's official sources confirmed.

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Two US missiles hit a petrol depot of an oil refinery near the southwestern Iranian town of Abadan near the border with Iraq on Friday evening, Iran's official sources confirmed.

Blasting the event as an "evil act," the sources could not confirm there was any injury in the explosions.

Earlier, the Qatar-based al-Jazeera TV channel said that two people were injured in the accident.

The missiles may have been missed when the United States launched a new wave of air raids on Iraq Friday evening.

Despite mounting international opposition, the United States launched its war against Iraq at 0530 a.m. (0230 GMT) on Thursday, in a bid to topple Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.

The offensive, the first preemptive strike in the US history, kicked off about 90 minutes after the expiration of an ultimatum issued by US President George W. Bush for Saddam to leave the country or face war.

The United States has accused Iraq of hiding and secretly developing banned weapons as well as having linkage with the al-Qaeda terror network, and vowed to disarm Iraq by force if necessary. Iraq strongly denies the US allegation.

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