Bahrain strongly condemns Baghdad airport attack

TDT | Manama

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com   

Bahrain yesterday condemned in the strongest terms a missile attack that targeted Baghdad International Airport in Iraq.

The attack violates Iraq’s sovereignty and contravenes international humanitarian laws, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The statement also affirmed Bahrain’s solidarity with Iraq and vowed support for all measures it takes to maintain security and stability.

Six rockets were fired yesterday at the Iraqi capital’s airport, causing damage but no casualties, security sources said, the latest in a string of attacks the US blames on Iran-linked militias.

The rockets hit Baghdad International Airport’s runways or parking areas, one of the sources said.

“One civilian plane has been hit and damaged,” this source, based at the interior ministry, said.

A second security source confirmed the attack consisted of six rockets that fell around civil installations at the airport, damaging a stationary plane.

A third source identified the plane as a Boeing 767 belonging to the state-owned Iraqi Airways, noting that it was not in service and was undergoing repairs.

The attack was not immediately claimed.