Iraqi officials say US embassy in Baghdad hit by 3 rockets

The US embassy in Baghdad was hit by three rockets, Iraqi officials said on Thursday.

At least three rockets targeted the US Embassy in Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone on Thursday, two Iraqi security officials said.

The area is home to diplomatic missions and the seat of Iraq's government. Two of the missiles struck within the parameters of the American Embassy, the officials said. Another hit a school located in a nearby residential complex.