05/02/2014 17:38
Deadly suicide bombings rock Baghdad
At least 25 people were killed and 30 others injured in three bombings that hit the Iraqi capital on Wednesday morning, Baghdad police officials said, according to CNN.
All three attacks struck close to checkpoints for entry to the city's Green Zone, a heavily fortified area that houses Iraqi government offices and the U.S. and British embassies.
In the deadliest attack, a suicide bomber targeted a security checkpoint near the Green Zone, Iraqi Interior Ministry spokesman Brig. Gen. Saad Maan Ibrahim said. Police officials said the bomber struck a restaurant that is frequented by Iraqis going into the Green Zone.
The second blast occurred near the entrance to Iraq's Foreign Ministry building. Police and residents said a car bomb exploded in a parking lot opposite the building, while the Interior Ministry said it was a suicide bombing.
The third explosion took place in the Al-Sanak area of Baghdad, one of the capital's main commercial areas.
Police officials did not give a breakdown of how many people were killed and injured in each blast.
Conflicting accounts have emerged, with initial reports from security sources indicating all three blasts were car bombings.