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Rocket engine test likely caused blast in Israel: Analyst
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Last Updated: Apr 26, 2021, 01:11 PM IST
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Video of the incident at Sdot Micha Air Base circulated online last week. Iranian state media seized on it amid its tensions with Israel after a series of attacks targeting its nuclear programme and amid negotiations in Vienna over its tattered atomic accord.
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A satellite photo from Planet Labs Inc. shows what analysts describe as a test site for rocket motors at Israel s secretive Sdot Micha Air Base on Saturday, April 24, 2021
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A mysterious blast heard in central Israel appears to have come during a rocket engine test conducted at a secretive military base associated with the country s missile programme, according to an analyst and satellite images.
Rocket engine test likely caused blast in central Israel, analyst says
Satellite photos of a known rocket test stand at Sdot Micha Air Base show char marks and foliage burned away at the site after April 20 explosion, but no signs of damage for surrounding buildings
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Published: 04.25.21 , 21:57
A mysterious blast heard in central Israel appears to have come during a rocket engine test conducted at a secretive military base associated with the country’s missile program, according to an analyst and satellite images.
Video of the incident at Sdot Micha Air Base circulated online last week. Iranian state media seized on it amid its tensions with Israel after a series of attacks targeting its nuclear program and amid negotiations in Vienna over its tattered atomic accord.
Analyst: Missile motor test likely caused blast in Israel
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A satellite photo from Planet Labs Inc. shows what analysts describe as a test site for rocket motors at Israel s secretive Sdot Micha Air Base on Saturday, April 24, 2021. A mysterious blast heard earlier this month in central Israel appears to have come during a rocket engine test conducted at a secretive military base associated with the country s missile program, according to an analyst and satellite images. (Planet Labs Inc. via AP)
DUBAI – A mysterious blast heard in central Israel appears to have come during a rocket engine test conducted at a secretive military base associated with the country s missile program, according to an analyst and satellite images.
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