Semnan

Buildings shook and walls collapsed into piles of rubble, as citizens scurried for cover in the northern Iranian province of Semnan, overnight Saturday.

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Atta Kenare/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images An Iranian soldier stood guard as thousands of women held up national flags and portraits of Mr. Ahmadinejad during the president's open-air speech in Semnan Wednesday.

Iran Claims to Have Test-Fired Missile 2009

It's called the Sajjil-2 and it was fired from an area called Semnan.

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Atta Kenare/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images Iranian women held up a paper national flag and a portrait of Mr. Ahmadinejad as they listened to the president's speech in Semnan.

Iran Claims to Have Test-Fired Missile 2009

Getty Images Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gestured as he addressed thousands of people in the northern town of Semnan.

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Atta Kenare/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images Mr. Ahmadinejad waved as thousands gathered around his car upon his arrival Wednesday in Semnan, where Iran's space program is centered.

Iran Claims to Have Test-Fired Missile 2009

At left, Mr. Ahmadinejad kissed a young girl in Semnan.

Iran Claims to Have Test-Fired Missile 2009

ISNA/Alireza Sotakbar/Associated Press Mr. Ahmadinejad spoke during his visit to Semnan, where the missile was launched from, Wednesday.

Iran Claims to Have Test-Fired Missile 2009

"Defense Minister (Mostafa Mohammad Najjar) has informed me that the Sajjil-2 missile, which has very advanced technology, was launched from Semnan and it landed precisely on the target," state radio quoted Mr. Ahmadinejad as saying.

Iran Claims to Have Test-Fired Missile 2009

Ispahan, the peacock at Kabul, Satan at Bilbays (others say Semnan and Seistan), Eve upon Arafat, and Adam at Ceylon.

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