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ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - At least three Katyusha rockets targeted the disputed northern city of Kirkuk and its airport late Monday, the governor said, injuring one person with investigations underway.
Loud explosions were heard in Kirkuk at 11:30 pm on Monday as three rockets struck the city – two at the airbase in Kirkuk International Airport and one in a residential neighborhood.
'We are waiting for the relevant authorities to carry out their work. [The attack] caused no casualties. Only material damage occurred to a house,' Kirkuk Governor Rebwar Taha told Rudaw at the incident site in the central al-Uruba neighborhood.
He confirmed that the attack did not disrupt airport traffic and that all flights are operating normally.
One rocket struck a residential house while the family was at home. Its owner told Rudaw that 'we were sitting at home when a loud sound was heard. Thank God, there was no loss of life.'
In a late Tuesday statement, Kirkuk International Airport said that the rockets 'caused light injuries to one person and no damage occurred to the aircraft runways.'
Abdullah Mirwais, a member of the Kirkuk Provincial Council, told Rudaw that the source of the rockets is so far unknown.
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