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Explosions reported in Iraq’s Baghdad, Erbil
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleExplosions were heard tonight in Iraq’s capital Baghdad and in the city of Erbil in the autonomous Kurdistan region, AFP journalists report.
The cause of the loud bangs in Baghdad is still unknown, but a witness near the fortified Green Zone, which houses the US embassy, reports seeing air defenses activated over the area.
Several drones have been intercepted near Baghdad airport since the start of the war in the Middle East.
In Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan region, an AFP journalist reports hearing the sound of a drone followed by at least three loud bangs.
Since the start of the war, drones have repeatedly been intercepted over the city of Erbil, which is also home to a major US consulate complex.
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