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Global Headlines Several rockets land near US consulate in Iraq’s Erbil
Just Earth News | @justearthnews | 12 Mar 2022, 09:26 pm Print
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Baghdad/UNI/Sputnik: Strong explosions were heard in Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, late on Saturday night, Shafaq News reported citing an Iraqi security source.
According to U.S. defense official, the missiles had been launched at the city, from neighboring Iran.
"Rockets landed near the US consulate and the Kurdistan 24 TV station at Salah al-Din in Erbil. As a result of the explosion, material damage was caused to the building of the Kurdistan 24 TV channel," the source said.
Meanwhile, the Iraqi health ministry said that the incident did not result in any casualties.
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