Photo of the
"Green Zone" in Baghdad surrounding the U.S. Embassy.
Photo from WilliamBowles.info
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - At least two mortar bombs landed inside Baghdad's
Green Zone on Thursday, Iraqi police said, sending thick smoke rising
from the centre of the heavily fortified compound.
A Reuters witness said he could see one person who appeared to have
been killed in the attack hanging from a damaged minibus. He said he
heard up to six explosions.
Police and U.S. military officials had no information on any
casualties in the sprawling zone, which houses the U.S. and British
embassies, the Iraqi parliament and many government ministries.
Attacks on the zone using mortars and rockets were almost a daily
occurrence earlier this year but the number of attacks has fallen
dramatically with sharp drops in overall violence in Baghdad and other
areas over the past few months.
(Reporting by Wisam Mohammed;
Editing by Paul Tait)
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