Green Zone mortared, says eyewitness

January 19, 2010 - 06:29:45

BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: A mortar shells landed on Tuesday near the U.S. embassy inside the Green Zone, an eyewitness said.

“A mortar shell, launched from an unknown place, landed today near the U.S. embassy in the fortified Green Zone, with no word on casualties,” the witness told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

“Sirens kept wailing in the regions after the attack, while U.S. choppers hovered over the eastern regions of Baghdad,” he added.