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A celestial body/meteorite/ penetrates the atmosphere in the skies of Iraq and the Gulf countries


Residents of the Umm Qasr and Safwan areas in Basra witnessed the moments when the comet (12P/Pons-Brooks) disintegrated into three pieces after penetrating the atmosphere.

Weather forecaster Sadiq Attia explained on his personal site that a celestial body (meteorite) penetrated the Earth’s atmosphere and was seen in the skies of Iraq and the Gulf states at midnight last night.

Source: National Iraqi News Agency