Tehran, May 1 -- 14 members of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) were killed and two others injured in an explosion while carrying out ordnance clearance operations in northwestern Iran, according to Iranian media.

The state-linked Fars News Agency reported that the incident occurred in Zanjan province when unexploded ordnance detonated during a specialised clearance mission.

The personnel were part of a unit assigned to remove and neutralise leftover munitions in the area, which local authorities say has posed a continuing safety threat to civilians and farmland. Fars News Agency said the region has approximately 1,200 hectares of agricultural land at risk due to the presence of unexploded ordnance.

Earlier on Thursday, ...