Flights were diverted from the city's international airport and the alarm system was activated in the western part • Reports that it was a malfunction in a Turkish plane that caused the incident
Iranian media tonight reported alarms in the capital Tehran and the closure of Imam Khomeini International Airport serving the Iranian capital.
According to several media reports, the incident was caused by a Turkish plane that experienced a malfunction and changed its flight path, which led to the activation of the air defense system in the west of the city.
The Iranian news agency ISNA quoted a senior Tehran municipality official as saying that the alarm sounded was caused by a malfunction at one of the city's defense organizations, but did not elaborate further.
Arabic-language media also reported a muffled explosion heard in various parts of the city as well as power outages, but at this time the reports are not backed up by other sources.
