Two people were killed and six others injured today when a projectile exploded on a crossroad in the centre of Baghdad.
Two loud explosions were heard earlier around Baghdad's 'Green Zone', the compound where the US-led administration in Iraq is based, and a senior US officer said they were probably rocket impacts.
The blasts were heard shortly before 10am. There was no immediate information on damage or casualties.
Police said they believed three mortar rounds had been fired from the south of the city towards the Green Zone, one of Saddam Hussein's former palace complexes on the west bank of the Tigris river in central Baghdad.
Guerrillas have repeatedly fired rockets and mortars at the compound, but daylight attacks are rare.
A rocket attack yesterday evening near the town of Falluja, west of Baghdad, killed two US soldiers and injured seven.
A spokesman said three rockets hit a forward operating base and two impacted outside at about 8 pm local time on Saturday. The wounded comprised six from the army and one from the navy.
