Port explosion kills eight, injures 750

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Beirut port blast

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Massive explosion at Iranian port kills 8 people, injures more than 700

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NEW: Iran 's Customs Administration of Iran blames a “stockpile of hazardous goods and chemical materials stored in the port area’s area.

The port took in a shipment of “sodium perchlorate rocket fuel” in March , a private security firm says.

The fuel is part of a shipment from China by two vessels to Iran first reported in January .

Iran hasn’t acknowledged taking the shipment.

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