Baghdad International Airport Perimeter Shelled: Security Sources

BAGHDAD: The area around Baghdad's international airport was shelled on Monday, with two dozen projectiles exploding within its secured perimeter, witnesses and security officials said.

A witness who lives near the airport heard about twenty explosions that a security source said was a bombardment targeting the airport.

It was not clear if any of the airport's facilities were hit and whether rockets or mortar fire were used in the shelling.