Iraqi media: Baghdad Airport targeted with at least 6 missiles
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Iraqi media say Baghdad's International Airport was targeted with at least six missiles and anti-missile defense systems intercepted a number of them.
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Several aircraft were damaged as a result of the bombing.
Baghdad International Airport was targeted Friday with at least six missiles, an Iraqi security source told Sputnik.
"At least six rockets were shot down and fell near the runway," the source said.
The attack took place at 04:30 local time (01:30 GMT).
6 rockets hit #Baghdad airport, #Iraq, causing damage to a stationed civilian plane. pic.twitter.com/3F8f4wanAt
— Elijah J. Magnier (@ejmalrai) January 28, 2022
Iraqi media quoted a security official as saying that several aircraft were damaged as a result of the bombing, pointing out that the Iraqi C-RAM anti-missile defense system intercepted a number of missiles.
It is noteworthy that on January 13, the US Embassy in Baghdad was targeted with three missiles, leaving two people wounded, an Iraqi security source confirmed.
