An American Contractor Died Of A Heart Attack As Rockets Rained Down On A Base Hosting Us Troops In Iraq

Aerial file photo taken from a helicopter shows Al Asad Airbase in the western Anbar desert, Iraq AP Photo/Nasser Nasser An unidentified force launched ten rockets at a base hosting US troops in Iraq Wednesday. During the attack, a US civilian contractor died of a "cardiac episode" while sheltering. Multiple reports indicated that the "cardiac episode" in this case was an apparent heart attack. Visit the Business section of Insider for more stories. The Pentagon said that a US civilian contractor died of a "cardiac episode" while taking shelter during a rocket attack on a base in Iraq hosting US troops.Operation Inherent Resolve announced Wednesday that at approximately 7:20 am in Iraq, a total of ten rockets were launched by an unidentified force at Al Asad Airbase.