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Iran claims missile attack on Iraq aimed at 'secret Israeli bases'

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March 13, 2022 12:16
Kurdistan
A picture taken on March 13, 2022, shows a view of the damaged studio at the Kurdistan 24 TV building, after an overnight attack in Arbil, the capital of the northern Iraqi Kurdish autonomous region. - A dozen ballistic missiles targeted Iraq's northern city of Arbil, including US facilities, causing damage but no major casualties early, security forces in the autonomous Kurdistan region said. (Photo by SAFIN HAMED / AFP) (Photo by SAFIN HAMED/AFP via Getty Images)
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A missile attack on sites in Iraq was said to be targeting “secret Israeli bases” according to Iran’s state TV.

Up to 12 missiles hit Erbil, capital of the northern Iraqi Kurdish region, in the early hours of Sunday morning. Iraqi officials said they had been fired from inside Iran.

Several missiles were said to have hit the new US consulate building in the city and caused some damage in early reports. The US has denied any of its buildings were hit in what it condemned as an "outrageous attack".

The Kurdistan 24 TV building was damaged. Images show debris and broken glasses littering its studio and offices.

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