Kuwait suspends Iraq flights after Baghdad airport attack

Kuwait suspends Iraq flights after Baghdad airport attack
Kuwait Airways has suspended flights to Iraq for a week, citing security fears after some six rockets struck Baghdad airport last week (Ali Abdul Hassan/AP)

Kuwait has suspended flights to Iraq for a week from Sunday, citing security fears after a rocket attack targeted Baghdad international airport.

Iraqi authorities, meanwhile, announced that an attacker has been apprehended.

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