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Rocket hits Sheraton hotel in Baghdad

A single rocket hit the Sheraton hotel in Baghdad early Wednesday morning, said police officers outside the fortified hotel.


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A single rocket hit the Sheraton hotel in Baghdad early Wednesday morning, said police officers outside the fortified hotel.

Hotel guards said the rocket hit the 13th floor of the hotel housing foreign contractors and journalists.

Lights were on throughout the building and the hotel lobby was strewn with broken glass.

The area has been sealed off by security guards. So far, there have been no reports of casualties.


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