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Five people were wounded and many shops damaged, security officials said. EPA
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Two men stand near the scene of a rocket attack targeting Erbil's airport, the first time in nearly two months that Western military or diplomatic installations have been targeted in Iraq. AFP
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A man inspects the damage near the scene of a rocket attack in Erbil, the capital of the northern Iraqi Kurdish autonomous region. AFP
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There were several blasts and a fire blazing for a few minutes near the airport. AFP
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Smoke rises over Erbil, Iraq, where mortar shells reportedly struck close to the airport. Reuters
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Security forces gather following a rocket attack in Erbil, the capital of the northern Iraqi Kurdish autonomous region. AFP
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People look at damage caused by the rocket attack on Erbil airport in Iraqi Kurdistan. Eight rockets targeted the airport, one of which hit an apartment complex near the US consulate. EPA
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Broken glass at the Bright Castle Motors building after reports of mortar shells landing near Erbil airport, Iraq. Reuters
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Five people were wounded and many shops damaged, security officials said. EPA
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Two men stand near the scene of a rocket attack targeting Erbil's airport, the first time in nearly two months that Western military or diplomatic installations have been targeted in Iraq. AFP
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A man inspects the damage near the scene of a rocket attack in Erbil, the capital of the northern Iraqi Kurdish autonomous region. AFP
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There were several blasts and a fire blazing for a few minutes near the airport. AFP
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Smoke rises over Erbil, Iraq, where mortar shells reportedly struck close to the airport. Reuters
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Security forces gather following a rocket attack in Erbil, the capital of the northern Iraqi Kurdish autonomous region. AFP
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People look at damage caused by the rocket attack on Erbil airport in Iraqi Kurdistan. Eight rockets targeted the airport, one of which hit an apartment complex near the US consulate. EPA
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Broken glass at the Bright Castle Motors building after reports of mortar shells landing near Erbil airport, Iraq. Reuters
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Five people were wounded and many shops damaged, security officials said. EPA
UK condemns ‘outrageous’ rocket attacks on Erbil airport in northern Iraq
Foreign Minister Dominic Raab says attack ‘puts Iraq’s stability at risk’
Brodie Owen
16 February, 2021
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