Baghdad international airport perimeter shelled, security sources say

It was not clear if any of the airport`s facilities were hit and whether rockets or mortar fire were used in the shelling.

Baghdad: The area around Baghdad`s international airport was shelled on Monday, with two dozen projectiles exploding within its secured perimeter, witnesses and security officials said.

A witness who lives near the airport heard about twenty explosions that a security source said was a bombardment targeting the airport.

It was not clear if any of the airport`s facilities were hit and whether rockets or mortar fire were used in the shelling.

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