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Forest catches fire near suspect nuclear site in Iran capital
2006-04-09
Tehran, Iran, Apr. 08 – Parts of Tehran’s Lavizan Forrest, where one of Iran’s controversial suspect nuclear sites is situated, were set on fire on Friday by unidentified individuals, state media reported on Saturday.

Several unidentified individuals set fire to dried leaves and tree branches in the forest, east of Tehran, which were being collected by city officials, the state-run news agency Fars reported. The blaze quickly spread to cover a vast section of the forest.
"Nice work, Tyrone."
"Thanks Dave. Got any MREs?"
Fire-fighters battled the flames for some six hours before the situation was brought under control. There were no casualties, according to media reports.

A second fire broke out in the forest at 3 a.m. on Saturday which spread rapidly from burning woods that had not been put out entirely. Emergency teams were battling the blaze until after 7 a.m.

Lavizan-Shian is a military site in northwest Tehran. Inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency became interested in the site after the opposition National Council of Resistance of Iran charged in May 2003 that IranÂ’s Revolutionary Guards were conducting clandestine nuclear activities there. Soon after, Iran razed buildings and removed topsoil from the site to eliminate traces of illegal activities there. In April 2004, the NCRI revealed that Iran had transferred work and equipment from the site to another nearby military site, which later became known as Lavizan II.
Posted by:Steve White

#7  "Iran's Revolutionary Guards have taken the extraordinary step of cutting down thousands of trees in Teheran to prevent United Nations inspectors from finding traces of enriched uranium from a top-secret nuclear plant. News of last month's cleansing operation comes as the International Atomic Energy Agency's 35-member board meets in Vienna today to decide whether Iran should be reported to the United Nations Security Council for failing to comply with its obligations under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. According to western intelligence sources, more than 7,000 trees which may have contained incriminating nuclear traces have been lost in a popular parkland area in the city near the Lavizan atomic research centre."
Here is the article. Trees seem to be disappearing fast in this area, one way or another.
Posted by: Darrell   2006-04-09 20:56  

#6  I remember the article, ShepUK. I think it was a few months ago. They were clearing trees in some city so as to prevent analysis.
Posted by: Darrell   2006-04-09 20:44  

#5  had to be fun for the underground air system
Posted by: Frank G   2006-04-09 14:52  

#4  Next time, bring some lighter fluid and a fan.
Posted by: Perfessor   2006-04-09 13:42  

#3  The Zionists are everywhere!
Posted by: gromgoru   2006-04-09 05:47  

#2  didnt they hack a whole forest down not long ago near tehran cos it had 'dust' or some sht from thier nuclear meddling in it that woulda given the game away? Maybe i dreamt it but i coulda sworn it happened about a year ago. Maybe this was another 'cover up' job.
Posted by: ShepUK   2006-04-09 04:31  

#1  Clearing a landing zone?
Posted by: Crairong Omomotch6492   2006-04-09 03:03  

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