Iranian TV shows video of test firing of missile

Iran has begun production of its domestically-made ground-to-air Shahin mid- range missile, state television IRINN reported on Saturday.

IRINN broadcast pictures of what it reported to be the test-firing of the Shahin missile, which hit a small target aircraft in the sky; the two exploding on impact.

Iranian Defence Minister Mostafa Mohammad Najjar was seen inaugurating the domestic production line of the Shahin missile system on Saturday, before being shown around the factory where they will be built, according to the television report.

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