TERRIFYING FOOTAGE FROM IRAN, ROCKET'S SHOCKWAVE SHATTERS MOVING TAXI WINDOW! Man panics, tells driver to flee "THEY DESTROYED THE ENTIRE CITY" (VIDEO)
A video has appeared online showing the rear window of a moving car shattering from the shockwave of an explosion during a rocket attack on the Iranian city of Karaj, west of the capital Tehran.
TL;DR
- A video captured the shockwave of a rocket blast shattering the rear window of a moving taxi in Karaj, Iran.
- The BBC verified the authenticity of the video footage.
- The clip shows the taxi's already cracked rear window disintegrating, with large plumes of smoke visible nearby.
- The person filming, a passenger, expressed fear and urged the driver to speed away.
- At least six explosions were heard in the background.
- The individual filming stated, "They destroyed the entire city. Everything is destroyed."
- The BBC used satellite imagery to confirm the video was filmed in Karaj, a city approximately 13 kilometers from Tehran.
- Another version of the video on social media X, without sound, claims the shockwave was caused by a rocket that destroyed Korpusa islamske revolucionarne garde (IRGC) barracks in the Hošnam area of Karaj.