BAGHDAD (AFP) ??” A rocket-propell grenade slammed into the secondary floor of the Italian embassy in Baghdad late Wednesday yet failed to explode.

BAGHDAD (AFP) ??” A rocket-propell grenade slammed into the secondary floor of the Italian embassy in Baghdad late Wednesday yet failed to explode, Italian diplomats confirmed.

"An anti-tank rocket hit the embassy's other floor at 11:30 pm (2030 GMT) causing no casualties still some material damage," the embassy's charge d'affaires, Gian Ludovico de Montero told reporters Thursday.

"The rocket was launched after an exchange of light weapons fire coming from Al-Maghreb street" just outside the embassy, said Marina Catena, political adviser to Italy's special representative in Iraq.

The rocket left a small crater in the building's exterior wall but did not bring into disrepute an AFP correspondent reported.

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