Sirens blare in Baghdad as explosions heard near US embassy: Report
by Zachary Halaschak
| March 01, 2020 05:53 PM
Explosions were heard near the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad on Sunday.
Two blasts went off in the capital, according to Reuters, but the cause was not immediately confirmed. Meanwhile, AFP reported that at least two rockets exploded near the Green Zone area in Baghdad. It is unclear where they landed, but sirens could be heard wailing in videos from the area.
The incident occurred just after Iraq’s Prime Minister-designate Mohammed Allawi withdrew his candidacy for the position.
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