Iraq buys four Bombardier jets worth $159 mln

TORONTO, April 14 (Reuters) - Bombardier Inc (BBDb.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Monday that Iraq has purchased four CRJ900 NextGen regional jets worth $159 million.

The company also said Iraq has an option to purchase another 10, which would boost the contract value to $573 million.

($1=$1.02 Canadian) (Reporting by Scott Anderson; Editing by Bernadette Baum)