Iran warns of ‘serious’ radiation risk after projectile hits near nuclear power plant

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Iran is warning of possible radiation exposure after a strike near its Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant on Saturday.

Iranian media reported that a projectile from a U.S.-Israeli strike hit near the Bushehr plant, located along the Persian Gulf. Iran said one worker was killed by projectile fragments and a nearby building “was affected by shockwaves and fragments,” according to the International Atomic Energy Agency, which received news of the attack from Tehran.

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