Rocket lands near ExxonMobil HQ in Iraq, wounding two

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ExxonMobil evacuated dozens of foreign staff after a rocket hit the area near its operations headquarters in southern Iraq, injuring three Iraqis.

The rocket struck the Burjesia residential and operations headquarters near the city early Wednesday morning. Exxon has evacuated 40 of its staff from the oil site and security reinforcements have been called to the area.

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