Iraqi ministry says three drones used in assassination attempt on Kadhimi

Iraq’s Interior Ministry has announced that three drones were used in an assassination attempt on Prime Minister Mustafa Kadhimi early on Sunday morning, only one of which succeeded in reaching his home.

Saad Maan, a spokesman for the ministry, said that Iraqi security forces had fired heavily on the drones, managing to shoot down two of them.

He added that while the drones were not capable of destroying a house, they were able to cause the death of a human being.

Several security guards protecting Kadhimi were injured in the drone strike, the Iraqi News Agency reported.

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