16 June 2010 - 19:30

Baghdad, Iraq: A number of blasts rocked the Iraqi capital this morning, leaving an unknown number of casualties and sparking panic in local residents who rushed back home.

Baghdad, Iraq: A number of blasts rocked the Iraqi capital this morning, leaving an unknown number of casualties and sparking panic in local residents who rushed back home.

Ambulances were heard in many areas in the capital and pillars of smoke were seen in the sky near the court close to al-Zawraa Park, the Baghdad provincial building and al-Rowwad for Soft Drinks in al-Mansour area, according to eyewitnesses.

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