Three rockets fall in Baghdad, including two in Green Zone: Iraqi military

Three Katyusha rockets fell in Baghdad on Sunday, including two inside the capital's heavily fortified Green Zone, the Iraqi military said.

Representational Image: Shia fighters fire a rocket toward Islamic State militants in Baiji, north of Baghdad, 2015. Reuters Representational Image: Shia fighters fire a rocket toward Islamic State militants in Baiji, north of Baghdad, 2015. Reuters

Representational Image: A soldier washes a World War II "Katyusha" rocket launcher at the Moika Embankment in central St. Petersburg in this May 8, 2009 file photo. Reuters Representational Image: A soldier washes a World War II "Katyusha" rocket launcher at the Moika Embankment in central St. Petersburg in this May 8, 2009 file photo. Reuters

Representational Image: A soldier washes a World War II "Katyusha" rocket launcher at the Moika Embankment in central St. Petersburg in this May 8, 2009 file photo. Reuters

Six people were wounded, police sources said.

The Green Zone houses government buildings and foreign missions.

 

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