Explosions reported near US Consulate in Iraq; Iran claims responsibility

Explosions reported near US Consulate in Iraq; Iran claims responsibility

Several explosions were reported near the U.S. Consulate in Erbil, Iraq, an Iraqi security source told ABC News.

The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps quickly took responsibility for the attacks, saying it was targeting the “headquarters of spies” and “anti-Iranian terrorist gatherings in parts of the region” with ballistic missiles.

Four people were killed in the IRGC bombings, an Iraqi security source told ABC News.

There were no coalition forces or American forces killed in the bombing of Erbil, the Iraqi security source told ABC News.

Coalition forces also shot down three drones near Erbil airport in Iraq, the source said.

Air traffic has stopped in Erbil, an Iraqi security source said, and the source stated that the bombing was very violent.

The source said eight locations were targeted near the U.S. Consulate.