Explosion rocks east Baghdad

Explosion rocks east Baghdad
# 15 April 2021 16:14 (UTC +04:00)

A powerful explosion rocked east Baghdad on Thursday, local media said, one day after a rare drone struck a northern Iraqi airport, APA reports citing Washingtonpost.

The explosion was heard in Baghdad’s Sadr City area, in the Habibiya neighborhood. The cause of the blast was not immediately known.

The development comes hours after drone strikes targeted US-led coaliton troops near Irbil airport and a Turkish military base in northern Iraq.

According to preliminary reports, four people died and at least 17 were injured.

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