Rocket attack on Iranian opposition group in Iraq kills 23

October 31, 2015 03:15

Rockets slammed into a former U.S. military base housing Iranian exiles near the Baghdad airport, reportedly causing numerous casualties.

At least 80 rockets struck Camp Liberty, where members of the main Iranian opposition group, the Mujahedin-e Khalq, or MEK, have been living since February 2012, said Shahin Gobadi, a spokesman for the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran.

According to the group, the Thursday attack killed 23 residents of the camp and injured dozens more.

"This is a most deplorable act, and I am greatly concerned at the harm that has been inflicted on those living at Camp Liberty," said U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Antnio Guterres. "Every effort must continue to be made for the injured and to identify and bring to account those responsible."

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