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Iraqi fighter jet drops bomb over Baghdad kills 9 people
(MENAFN- Arab News) BAGHDAD: Iraqi officials say at least nine civilians have been killed when a Russian-made fighter jet accidentally dropped a bomb over a Baghdad neighborhood.
The incident took place on Monday in the eastern neighborhood of New Baghdad.
Military spokesman Brig. Gen. Saad Maan Ibrahim told The Associated Press that a technical failure caused the Sukhoi jet to malfunction and drop the bomb. The plane one of several Sukhois used by Iraq in the fight against the Islamic State group was returning to base when the accident happened.
A police officer at the scene and a medical official at a nearby hospital that along with the nine killed a dozen other civilians were injured.
Both officials spoke on condition of anonymity as they are not authorized to talk to reporters.
The incident took place on Monday in the eastern neighborhood of New Baghdad.
Military spokesman Brig. Gen. Saad Maan Ibrahim told The Associated Press that a technical failure caused the Sukhoi jet to malfunction and drop the bomb. The plane one of several Sukhois used by Iraq in the fight against the Islamic State group was returning to base when the accident happened.
A police officer at the scene and a medical official at a nearby hospital that along with the nine killed a dozen other civilians were injured.
Both officials spoke on condition of anonymity as they are not authorized to talk to reporters.
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