Explosives-laden drone targets Iraq PM's house, military calls it 'assassination attempt'

Updated : Nov 07, 2021 08:04
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Editorji News Desk

An explosive-laden drone targeted the residence of Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi in Baghdad early on Sunday in what the Iraqi military called an attempted assassination. The prime minister is reported to have escaped unhurt. 

Several members of Kadhimi's personal protection have also been injured, according to news reports. 

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The attack came after protests in Baghdad over the result of a general election last month turned violent.

No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack on Kadhimi's residence in Baghdad's fortified Green Zone, which houses government buildings and foreign embassies.

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