Pollution Said To Kill 3,600 A Month In Tehran

Smog shrouds the streets of Tehran in December (Fars)

January 9, 2007 -- An Iranian official has said that air pollution has directly or indirectly killed 3,600 people in just a month in the Iranian capital, Tehran.

Mohammad Hadi Heydarzadeh, director of Tehran's clean-air committee, said the deaths in the Iranian month of Aban (October 23 to November 21) were caused by heart attacks caused by smog-related health problems.

Tehran is one of the world's most polluted cities, with cars cited as the biggest source of pollution.

(Radio Farda, AFP)