The Iraqi Prime Minister escaped an assassination attempt by a drone with explosives

Baghdad – The Iraqi government said the Prime Minister Mustafa al-Qadimi He escaped unharmed and escaped unharmed.

The government said in a statement on Sunday night that the drone had attempted to attack the prime minister’s residence in the fortified Green Zone.

Baghdad residents hear gunshots as gunfire erupts inside the Green Zone, a heavily guarded area of ​​the Iraqi capital where Iraqi foreign embassies and government offices are located.

A statement from the security forces, published by the state-run media, detailed that the “drone that tried to attack his home in the Green Zone” was a failed assassination attempt. He said the prime minister was not injured and was in good health.

“The security forces are taking necessary action in connection with this failed attempt,” he said.

Supporters of pro-Iranian Shiite militants have been camping outside the Green Zone for about a month after rejecting the results of Iraq’s parliamentary elections.