Baghdad airport attack carried out with 'booby-trapped drone'
AFP
Baghdad Updated: Jun 10, 2021, 09:47 AM IST
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An hour earlier five rockets had targeted an airbase to the north where US sub-contractors operate, another security source said.
A rocket attack on Wednesday evening targeting Baghdad airport, where US soldiers are posted, was carried out with a "booby-trapped drone", a security official told AFP -- a technique increasingly used by pro-Iran groups.
An hour earlier five rockets had targeted an airbase to the north where US sub-contractors operate, another security source said.
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