Eleven people have been killed in a car bomb attack on the Jordanian Embassy complex in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.
Around 60 were reported injured. Jordanian officials said they believed a missile was fired at the car to set off its load of explosives.
Cars were gutted, and body parts and a severed head were strewn across the street outside.
Four civilians were killed in a car caught in the blast and five policemen outside the complex also died.
The explosion was described as 'a cowardly terrorist attack' by a Jordanian government spokesman.
The explosion happened a week after Jordan provided refuge to two daughters of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, Raghad and Rana, and their nine children.
Two US soldiers killed
In a separate incident, two American soldiers are reported to have been killed in a gun-battle in Baghdad.
Another soldier was wounded, as well as an Iraqi interpreter.
It is understood the incident took place last night.
US approach 'iron-fisted'
In another development, the commander of US-led forces in Iraq, General Ricardo Sanchez, said that the 'iron-fisted approach' of his troops had alienated Iraqis and might have been counter-productive.
General Sanchez told the New York Times that big military operations had been necessary but these had also damaged the dignity and respect of Iraqis and led some to seek revenge.
