Connect with us

World

Iranians recount horrors of suspected US missile attack on first day of war

Published

on

Thirteen-year-old Mohammad Reza Barfar remembers the free kick more clearly than almost anything else on February 28 when the US-led attack on Iran began.

The football-loving schoolboy went to a local field after classes for a match between his village and another team. He scored from a free kick and his brother captured the goal on video.

Hours later, Mohammad Reza was lying wounded amid smoke and debris after a series of explosions struck Lamerd, an industrial city in Iran’s southern Fars Province.

“This was the last time I touched the ball,” Mohammad Reza told Kyodo News, as he showed the video of the goal.

Four pieces of metal struck his body, according to his family and medical treatment records, mangling the sole of his right foot and the heel of his left, and injuring his head and right arm. Damage to a bone in his left leg has left him dependent on a wheelchair.

After the match, Mohammad Reza went to his family’s flower shop and he was resting there when a powerful explosion shook the ground.

Mohammad Reza Barfar, who suffered severe lacerations to his left leg. Photo: Kyodo
Headlines2 days ago

‘Akpabio’s wife visited Senate Chamber to inspect faulty equipment’ – Aide refutes ‘unholy access’ reports

Politics2 days ago

Fulani Militia Seize 6 from Kaduna Village, Leave 2 for Dead as Kidnapping Expands in Nigeria’s Middle Belt

Headlines21 hours ago

Kano APC rally: Ahmed Bala hails TSG, Faleke, says four years not enough to consolidate Tinubu’s reforms

Politics2 days ago

Politics 27 seconds ago Insecurity: APM Accuses Tinubu Govt Of Downplaying Killings, Kidnappings The Allied Peoples Movement (APM) has accused the Federal Government of living in denial over its claim that insecurity has improved across…

Politics1 day ago

’15 Northern States Will Collapse Within Three Months’ – Ogunyemi Hits Atiku Over Subsidy Return Promise

Special Report2 days ago

Pindaa Health Workers Share Video Of Huge River They Risk Their Lives To Cross Everyday Before Going To Work 

Entertainment1 day ago

“He married three wives so they wouldn’t conspire against him” – Pete Edochie shares uncle’s unusual strategy

Entertainment1 day ago

“I feel like my life is under threat” – Sarah Martins calls out dispatch rider she once helped over alleged harassment

News1 day ago

Fed Min Of Industry, Trade & Investment Records N3.07bn in Questioned Transactions as Funds Are Misapplied, Payments Bypass Controls – Secrets Reporters Nigeria

News1 day ago

Exclusive: No National Population Census Since 2006, Yet Agency Chairman Nasir Isa Kwarra Said He Spent ₦240 Billion To Count Nigerians – Secrets Reporters Nigeria

Trending