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Iraq's Najaf Security Forces Open Inquiry Into Blast in American University, State Media Says

© AP Photo / Anmar KhalilPeople gather outside a hospital while ambulances bring injured people after a walkway collapsed and set off a stampede as thousands of Shiite Muslims marked one of the most solemn holy days of the year in the holy city of Karbala, Iraq, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019
People gather outside a hospital while ambulances bring injured people after a walkway collapsed and set off a stampede as thousands of Shiite Muslims marked one of the most solemn holy days of the year in the holy city of Karbala, Iraq, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019 - Sputnik International
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CAIRO (Sputnik) – The Iraqi security service has opened an investigation into the explosion that occurred early Friday on the territory of the American University of Iraq in the central city of Najaf, according to the state-run INA news agency.

In line with preliminary information, no one has been injured as a result of the explosion, the city’s police department said, as cited by the news outlet, adding that the building sustained material damage.

​Early in the day, INA reported the blast in the university's building for English language studies.

 

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