Missiles hit Kurdish capital in Iraq, no casualities, officials say
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A dozen missiles struck Iraq's northern Kurdish regional capital Erbil early Sunday morning, local officials said.
The 12 missiles were launched shortly before 1 a.m. local time Sunday from "outside of Iraq," according to a statement posted online by Lawk Ghafuri, press spokesperson for the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG). "The attacks resulted in no casualties," he added, attributing the information to a statement from Kurdistan Counter Terrorism Forces.
There was no immediate information on claims of responsibility for the attack.
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