"US Embassy: Baghdad Airport Blast Was Attack on Diplomatic Compound"

"US Embassy: Baghdad Airport Blast Was Attack on Diplomatic Compound"

The US embassy said Wednesday that a blast at Baghdad airport late the previous night was an attack on a US diplomatic compound that caused no casualties.

There was an attack at the Baghdad Diplomatic Services Compound, a US diplomatic facility," the embassy said in a statement. "Fortunately, there are no reported casualties, and we are assessing the damage and its cause.