“One of the bombs became stuck because of a technical problem, and during its (the aircraft’s) return to base it fell on three houses in Baghdad Jadida”, Iraqi security spokesman Brigadier General Saad Maan said about the accident. “They did not detonate and no injuries happened”.
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“To the best of our knowledge this is the first time this has happened, the causes are still not clear and are under investigation”, Gray said.
Currently, he said, the bases authorities were in the process of figuring out how the missiles detached.
British defense ministry experts were removing the missiles.
RAF Akrotiri, is one of eight bases used by the RAF to launch air strikes against jihadist group IS in Iraq, and approximately 3,000 United Kingdom armed forces personnel are stationed there.
Brimstone missiles are specifically created to seek out and destroy armored vehicles and tanks on the move.
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A military spokesman has stated that the two missiles have fallen off the airplane as it was landing in bad weather on the island of Cyprus, according to NBC News. Following a “technical issue”, a single missile fell from a Sukhoi jet and accidentally bombed a residential neighbourhood in Baghdad, killing at least seven people.
