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Iranian officials confirm attacks on Fordow, Isfahan and Natanz nuclear facilities
From CNN’s Nechirvan Mando and Todd Symons
Regional officials in Iran have confirmed the Isfahan, Natanz and Fordow nuclear facilities have been attacked, according to Iranian state media reports.
“A few hours ago, following activation of Qom air defense systems and identification of hostile targets, a part of the area of Fordow nuclear site, was attacked by enemy air forces”, a spokesperson for the Qom region’s crisis management center said, according to the both the state-affiliated Fars and IRNA news agencies.
The Fordow facility is buried deep in the mountains in northern Iran, and houses advanced centrifuges used to enrich uranium up to high grades of purity. It was believed only US ‘bunker-buster’ bombs would be able to damage the facility, due to its depth.
The Deputy Security Governor of Isfahan confirmed the Isfahan and Natanz facilities in central Iran were also attacked.
“We witnessed intrusions near the nuclear facilities in Isfahan and Natanz,” he said, adding that air defenses had been activated to “confront hostile targets” but “several explosions were heard,” the news agencies quoted the governor as saying.
The facilities had been previously evacuated, according to Iranian media.