Civilian plane damaged in rocket attack on Baghdad airport
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BAGHDAD, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- A civilian plane belonging to Iraqi Airways was damaged when at least six Katyusha rockets hit the area of Baghdad International Airport on Friday, a source with the Interior Ministry said.
The attack took place at dawn and targeted a military airbase, named Victoria Airbase, which houses some U.S. experts and agencies within the international airport area, the source told Xinhua anonymously.
The air defense system shot down four rockets, while one rocket landed near the runway of the international airport and another directly hit a civilian plane.
No casualties were reported in the attack, the source said.
No group has so far claimed responsibility for the attack, but uncontrolled militias frequently target Iraqi military bases housing U.S. military advisors across Iraq, as well as the U.S. embassy in Baghdad. Enditem
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