Explosion at Iraq military base kills one, injures several

Name: Explosion at Iraq military base kills one, injures several
Uploaded: 2024-04-20T08:47:36+00:00
Duration: 48 s
Description: A huge blast rocked a military base in Iraq late on Friday, leaving a 5-metre-deep and 10-metre-wide crater in the ground, FRANCE 24 Regional Correspondent Lina Malers said. The explosion, which killed one person and injured eight others, hit the base at Calso, where former pro-Iranian paramilitary group Hashed al-Shaabi – now integrated into the regular army – is stationed.

Issued on: 20/04/2024 - 10:47Modified: 20/04/2024 - 11:15

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Video by: Lina MALERS

A huge blast rocked a military base in Iraq late on Friday, leaving a 5-metre-deep and 10-metre-wide crater in the ground, FRANCE 24 Regional Correspondent Lina Malers said. The explosion, which killed one person and injured eight others, hit the base at Calso, where former pro-Iranian paramilitary group Hashed al-Shaabi – now integrated into the regular army – is stationed.