Explosion reported near Iraqi Kurdistan airport ...Kuwait

An explosion was reported near Sulaimaniyah airport in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region on Friday, security officials said, adding that it caused a fire but no casualties. The reported blast comes amid tensions with nearby Turkey after Ankara on Wednesday closed its airspace to flights from the city, blaming increased activity of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). Shortly after 4:00 pm (1300 GMT) "an explosion took place near the wall of Sulaimaniyah airport without causing any injuries, but causing a fire which was brought under control by the civil defence", a statement from the airport security services said. It added that air traffic had not been disrupted. Lo

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