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Baghdad blasts 'kill at least 25' Baghdad blasts 'kill at least 25'
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At least 25 people have been killed in two large explosions in central Baghdad, reports say. At least 25 people have been killed and 40 wounded in two large explosions in central Baghdad, reports say.
The blasts came in quick succession at 0730 GMT, followed by sporadic gunfire. The blasts came in quick succession at 1030 local time (0730 GMT), followed by sporadic gunfire.
Large plumes of smoke are rising near the Green Zone, close to the justice ministry and the offices of the capital's governor. Large plumes of smoke were seen rising near the Green Zone, close to several ministry buildings.
These appear to be the biggest blasts in the Iraqi capital since the ministry bombings of 19 August this year, correspondents say. These are largest attacks since August, when two truck bombs hit two ministry buildings, correspondents say. Iraq then blamed foreign fighters.
The force of the blast could be felt miles away. Iraqi officials say the number of dead and wounded is likely to rise.
"We're a few miles off but we could feel the force of those explosions," says the BBC's Gabriel Gatehouse in Baghdad.