Missile strikes helipad in US embassy compound in Iraq, AP reports

March ‌14 (Reuters) - ​A ​missile struck ‌a helipad ⁠in the ‌U.S. embassy compound ‌in Baghdad, the ​AP reported ⁠on Saturday citing ​two Iraqi security officials.

There ​was column ‌of smoke ⁠rising on ⁠Saturday morning over ​the compound, the AP said.

(Reporting ‌by Shivani ‌Tanna ⁠in ‌Bengaluru; ​Editing by William ‌Mallard)

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