34 casualties in Konark battleship friendly fire: Iranian army

Shafaq News / The Iranian army announced the death of 19 soldiers and the injury of 15 others in Konark battleship.

The Iranian navy said in a statement on Monday, that a friendly fire caused the accident, as an Iranian missile hit a support ship in the Gulf of Oman on Sunday.

The Department of Public Relations in the navy explained that while a number of naval forces were conducting training exercises in the waters of Jask and Chabahar in the Gulf of Oman, Konark ship had an accident, noting that the ship was transported to the coasts for technical inspection.

The Navy did not mention in the statement the cause of the accident, and added that investigations are still ongoing, stressing the need to avoid any speculation and unconfirmed reports in this regard.

Iranian media sources said that Jamaran destroyer accidentally fired Konark during the Iranian naval exercises.