Explosions near Arab Summit venue in Baghdad - reports

Explosions near Arab Summit venue in Baghdad - reports

Several explosions have been reported at the edge of the fortified Green Zone in Baghdad, where an Arab League summit with ten heads of state is taking place. The location apparently was hit by mortar shells of rockets.

The blasts happened minutes after the opening of the summit took place.

Sources say the explosions happened near the Iranian embassy, which is one of the many governmental and diplomatic facilities located in the highly-fortified Green Zone..... MORE

Source:  RT.com

URL: http://rt.com/news/explosion-baghdad-arab-league-summit-756/