It was not immediately clear if there were any casualties in today's blasts, which reportedly occurred near the heavily fortified Green Zone that is the headquarters of the Iraqi government and home to the U.S. Embassy.
In northern Iraq, there are reports that armed men attacked a newly opened police station in Kirkuk and killed three policemen. Yesterday, 12 Iraqi soldiers guarding oil fields north of Kirkuk were killed while trying to defuse a bomb near a pipeline.
In Tikrit, the U.S. military says a car bomb exploded outside a U.S. military installation and injured nine civilians.
(news agencies)
For the latest news and analysis on Iraq, see RFE/RL's webpage on "The New Iraq".
In northern Iraq, there are reports that armed men attacked a newly opened police station in Kirkuk and killed three policemen. Yesterday, 12 Iraqi soldiers guarding oil fields north of Kirkuk were killed while trying to defuse a bomb near a pipeline.
In Tikrit, the U.S. military says a car bomb exploded outside a U.S. military installation and injured nine civilians.
(news agencies)
For the latest news and analysis on Iraq, see RFE/RL's webpage on "The New Iraq".
