Explosions Reported Near US Embassy In Baghdad

As 1000s march in the streets of Baghdad to moutn the death of Soleimani, Al-Arabiya (and other local news sources) report rockets have landed in the heavily fortified Green Zone in Baghdad, where the US Embassy (among other things) is located.

Witnesses told Reuters that an explosion was heard in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad

شهود لرويترز: سماع دوي انفجار في العاصمة العراقية بغداد

— سكاي نيوز عربية-عاجل (@SkyNewsArabia_B) January 4, 2020

Sky News Arabia reports that the missile landed in the Green Zone in Baghdad and closed the entrance to the road leading to the American embassy.

مراسلنا: سقوط صاروخ على المنطقة الخضراء في بغداد وإغلاق مدخل الطريق المؤدي إلى السفارة الأميركية

— سكاي نيوز عربية-عاجل (@SkyNewsArabia_B) January 4, 2020

Dozens of US Apache helicopters are now seen overhead…

#BREAKING
Numerous U.S. helicopters in the air over #Baghdad, #Iraq.
After Rocket hits Baghdad’s Green Zone. Entrance to the U.S. Embassy remains closed. pic.twitter.com/uEjA5irrve

— News flash (@BRNewsFlash) January 4, 2020

Developing…