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ISIS Claims Responsibility for Rocket Attack on Iraqi Power Station

A general view taken on September 13, 2017 shows the Electric Power Station in Baghdad. (File photo: AFP)

The ISIS militant group claimed responsibility for a rocket attack on a power station in Iraq, the group’s Nasheer News said on its Telegram channel.

Iraq’s Ministry of Electricity said on its Facebook page that Salah al-Din Power Station in the city of Samarra was targeted with Katyusha rockets

According to the Ministry, the attack left severe damage to parts of the generating unit.

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