Blasts heard in Baghdad

[Melinda]

April 6, 2004

TWO blasts were heard in central Baghdad early today, followed shortly by machine-gun fire, AFP correspondents said.

Heavy machine-gun fire was heard for more than 10 minutes after two blasts rocked the capital at around 11.10pm local time (5.10am AEST).

Meanwhile, an AFP correspondent in Sadr City, a Shi'ite Muslim slum to the north-east of the capital, said several explosions occurred in an area where US tanks have been deployed around police stations.

The blasts were followed by tank fire and machineguns. Clashes have pitted US-led coalition troops and followers of Shi'ite leader Moqtada al-Sadr in Baghdad and other southern cities for the past 48 hours.

http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,9204111%255E1702,00.html

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