Blast at Iraq military base kills one, injures several
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00:00 That's what we know is that there has been a big explosion during the night.
00:04 Images from the scene show extensive damage.
00:07 There's a five meter deep and ten meter wide crater in the ground.
00:11 And according to the information we have so far, there's at least one dead and eight injured.
00:18 And Iraqi authorities, they say there were no planes in the air at the time of the strike.
00:24 And this explosion, it took place at a base where the army is stationed, the Iraqi army,
00:29 but also forces belonging to the Popular Mobilization Forces.
00:33 And this is a coalition of armed groups formed to fight ISIS initially,
00:39 that are now part of Iraq's official security forces,
00:42 but contains groups that sometimes act outside of its command.