Explosion in fortified Green Zone in Baghdad

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: An explosion took place on Wednesday afternoon in the fortified Green Zone in central Baghdad, leaving a number of casualties, a security source said. “A blast, believed to be occurred by a mortar shell, took place at the entrance of the Green Zone, leaving unspecified number of casualties,” the source told IraqiNews.com. The Green Zone in Baghdad is seat of Iraqi government offices, parliament and U.S. and British embassies’ compound. SH (P) 1