Two mortar rounds hit Baghdad's Green Zone

Two mortar rounds exploded today in Baghdad’s highly-fortified Green Zone, where Iraq’s parliament and the US Embassy are based, police said.

The sound of the explosions could be heard in the area.

Police 1st Lt Bilal Ali Majed said the blasts were caused by two mortars and that no casualties were immediately reported.

A US military spokesman working inside the Green Zone said he could not immediately confirm the police report.

A similar mortar attack occurred on Friday in the Green Zone, which is heavily protected by a series of checkpoints manned by coalition forces.

No casualties were reported in that attack.