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Iran cancels soccer matches in Tehran due to severe air pollution

Published : 30 Nov 2019, 23:40

  DF-Xinhua Report
Buildings are shrouded in smog in Tehran, Iran, on Nov. 14, 2019. The Iranian authorities closed kindergartens and primary schools. File Photo Xinhua.

Two soccer matches in Iran Professional League were canceled after the Iranian capital was cloaked in dangerously high levels of air pollution, Tehran Times daily reported on Saturday.

Persepolis match against Nassaji Mazandaran as well as Paykan match against Tractor, which were scheduled for Saturday, were postponed.

Severe air pollution has already forced authorities to close schools and universities in Iran's capital.