Preliminary reporting from Iraqi media sources have indicated that a weapons depot exploded at a base belonging to the Iraqi Army’s 17th Division in Mahmoudiya, southwest of Baghdad.
Exact cause of the blast and number of casualties, if any, remain unknown at this time.
#BREAKING: An explosion occurred in an arms depot of the 22nd Brigade of the #Iraqi army in southern Baghdad. pic.twitter.com/WNmuLPJBgx
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