{"id":28093,"date":"2024-04-20T11:05:11","date_gmt":"2024-04-20T11:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/explosion-kills-1-injures-8-in-iraqi-military-base\/"},"modified":"2024-04-20T11:05:11","modified_gmt":"2024-04-20T11:05:11","slug":"explosion-kills-1-injures-8-in-iraqi-military-base","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/explosion-kills-1-injures-8-in-iraqi-military-base\/","title":{"rendered":"Explosion kills 1, injures 8 in Iraqi military base"},"content":{"rendered":"
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One person was killed and eight wounded in an overnight explosion at an Iraqi military base housing a coalition of pro-Iranian armed groups.<\/p>\n

The explosion hit the Kalsu military base in Babylon province, south of Baghdad, where Iraq\u2019s Popular Mobilisation Forces, or Hashed al-Shaabi, is stationed.<\/p>\n

It comes days after Iran launched an unprecedented assault on Israel which reportedly responded with a drone strike on the Islamic republic, amid tensions fuelled by the Gaza war.<\/p>\n

The Iraqi security forces media unit said an explosion and a fire hit the Kalsu base in the early hours of Saturday, leaving one person dead and eight wounded.<\/p>\n

Air defence command said in a statement that there were no drones or combat aircraft in the airspace of Babylon province before or during the explosion.<\/p>\n

An interior ministry official had initially reported an aerial bombing on the site.<\/p>\n

In a statement, Hashed al-Shaabi said an explosion had inflicted \u201cmaterial losses and casualties\u201d without giving a number.<\/p>\n

The group confirmed its premises on the military base had been hit and that investigators had been sent to the site.<\/p>\n

The security sources did not say who may have been behind the attack.<\/p>\n

The explosion came in response to Tehran\u2019s unprecedented attack on Israel last weekend, in retaliation for a deadly strike on Iran\u2019s embassy in Damascus.<\/p>\n

Iraq\u2019s foreign ministry expressed strong concern on Friday over the blast in Iran, warning of the risks of military escalation which threatens security and stability in the region.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis escalation must not be allowed to divert attention from what\u2019s happening in the Gaza Strip,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n

Explosion kills 1, injures 8 in Iraqi military base<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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