Reuters - Flights from Iran to the Iraqi city of Najaf will be diverted to Baghdad, Iran�s state television reported on Sunday.

Hundreds of Iraqis stormed the airport and halted air traffic in the Shia holy city of Najaf on Friday, extending several days of protests.

�Due to problems at Najaf airport ... Iranian planes will take their passengers to Baghdad airport,� Reza Jafarzadeh, spokesman for Iran�s Civil Aviation Organization, was cited as saying.

He did not say how many flights were affected.



Reporting by Dubai newsroom; Editing by Raissa Kasolowsky