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HUGE BLAST HITS ISRAEL MISSILE FACTORY
- By The Financial District
- Apr 22, 2021
- 1 min read
A powerful explosion hit the Tomer factory for advanced weapons, missiles, and rocket engines in central Israel on Tuesday, days after a blast also occurred at the Natanz nuclear facility in Iran, the Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported.
No casualties have been reported even as the blast caused a mushroom cloud to form. Company executives said the incident happened during a routine test in Tomer, which also has a stockpile of missiles.
Officials may have underestimated the collateral damage of the test, which led to the explosion. In response to the blast, Tomer said "this was a controlled test with no exceptional circumstances." However, reports have persisted that Iran may have had a hand in the explosion.
Tomer's offices are located in Ramla city, central Israel, and in proximity to residential areas. The company manufactures missiles for use by the IDF and other Israeli defense systems. They are the manufacturers behind Israel's Arrow 4 ballistic missile system. Senior defense officials are now investigating what went wrong, and whether guidelines were adhered to.
