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3. Fire at Hotel near U.S. Embassy in Baghdad After Drone Attack

A fire broke out late Monday on the roof of a hotel in Baghdad's Green Zone, witnesses told AFP, with the interior ministry saying there were no casualties or damage after a "projectile" landed on the building.

Two Iraqi security sources said a drone attack had targeted the U.S. embassy, located in the same area as the al-Rasheed Hotel, inside the heavily fortified Green Zone, which houses diplomatic missions and government institutions.

The luxury hotel also houses several other diplomatic missions. Its street was blocked by a large security deployment, with firefighters and ambulances present, according to an AFP correspondent.

A second loud blast was heard in Iraq's capital Baghdad late Monday, as air defences were seen intercepting an attack over the US embassy, an AFP journalist said.

The type of the attack remains unclear. It came shortly after a "projectile" hit a hotel in Baghdad's fortified Green Zone, which houses the US embassy and other diplomatic missions, as well as international institutions and government offices.

AFP