19 SAILORS KILLED, 15 INJURED IN IRANIAN EXERCISE ACCIDENT
A missile from an Iranian Navy frigate struck another Iranian naval vessel during a military exercise in the Gulf of Oman, on Sunday, killing at least 19 sailors and injured 15 others, the navy said.
The Incident happened around the southern Iranian port city of Jack.
The ship struck by the missile is the Hendijan Class Konarak (A-1403),originally built in 1988 and overhauled in 2018.
The damaged vessel was armed with a 20mm-caliber cannon and anti-ship cruise missile launchers.
A missile fired during the exercise accidentally hit a support vessel near its target off the port city of Jask, some 1,270 kilometres southeast of Tehran.
The injured sailors have been transported to a local hospital, the army added.
On Monday, the army issued an update, identifying the nineteen victims.
Iranian authorities have launched an investigation into the matter.
The 47-metre-long Konarak has been towed to shore where it will undergo technical inspection.
Earlier, President Donald Trump asked the US Navy to "shoot down and destroy any and all Iranian gunboats" that harass US ships.
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