Iraq says 5 rockets targeted Baghdad airport
Iraq's Security Media Cell, an office of the prime minister, said that five rockets targeted Baghdad airport Sunday, injuring five people.
"At exactly 19:00 this evening, Baghdad International Airport and its surroundings came under attack by 5 rockets, resulting in injuries to 4 airport staff and security personnel, in addition to an engineer, with varying degrees of wounds," the statement said.
The rockets struck numerous areas including on the grounds of the Baghdad Central Prison, which is near the former American base Camp Victory on the airport grounds, according to the statement.
"Competent authorities have begun taking the necessary legal measures, alongside tightening security procedures around the targeted areas," the statement said.
-ABC News' Victoria Beaule






