A string of apparently coordinated bombings struck Baghdad near several government offices on Thursday, a security official and witnesses told AFP.
The blasts went off near the foreign ministry, culture ministry and an office of the communications ministry in the Allawi neighbourhood in the centre of the capital.
It was not immediately clear if there were any casualties from the explosions.
One car bomb and two suicide bombers were responsible for the attacks, witnesses told Al Arabiya.
While violence is down from its peak in 2006-07, when thousands of people were killed in sectarian strife, bombings continue to hamper progress in Iraq making the country one of the most dangerous in the world.
In early February, a suicide bomber attacked a government-backed Sunni militia group in Iraq's al-Sahwa, killing at least 22 people in an apparent attempt by Sunni insurgents to provoke unrest against Shiite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki.
14 Mar, 2013
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Source: http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/2013/03/14/Blasts-near-Iraq-s-foreign-ministry-in-Baghdad-correspondent-.html
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