Breaking news from the BBC: there appears to have been a rocket attack on the US Embassy in Iraq. No details as yet.
Update 1: ABC News now has a headline stating 2 killed and several wounded. No write-up is available at the moment.
Update 2: CNN has a write-up: Deadly attacks escalate in countdown to elections
On the eve of Iraq’s landmark elections, a mortar round hit the U.S. Embassy inside Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone, killing a U.S. military member and a civilian, U.S. military officials said.
Update 3: Via MSNBC: 2 die in attack on U.S. embassy in Baghdad
A rocket hit the U.S. embassy inside Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone on Saturday, killing two people and wounding at least six, a diplomatic source said. NBC News reported that the embassy is in lockdown.The rocket struck after dark on the eve of Iraq’s elections. An explosion could be heard across the city center and sirens sounded in the Green Zone shortly after the blast. A U.S. embassy official confirmed the blast.
“It was a rocket. Two people are dead and at least six are wounded,” the source told Reuters.
Update 4:
Source: CNN
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COUNTERBATTERYING.
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