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Strong blasts jolt Baghdad city center

IRNA

Baghdad, Dec 25, IRNA -- The sound of a series of strong bomb blasts 
was heard in Baghdad city center late Wednesday that shook the 
residential houses repeatedly. 
Some 12 bomb blasts were heard around 11:30 pm local time in 
Baghdad, whose citizens have been suffering a 48 hour electricity 
failure, and caused panic and horror among them. 
The US army sources confirmed that bomb blasts shook Baghdad 
late Wednesday night but could not identify whether the blasts were 
due to insurgency operations, or the military activities of the 
coalition forces. 
The AFP reporter from Baghdad, too, has reported that the bomb 
blasts occurred in a region of the Iraqi capital where the Sheraton 
and Palestine hotels, and the residence of most foreigners living in 
Baghdad are located. 
An eye witness, too, said that a few rockets were shot from an 
automobile towards those hotels, that are heavily guarded by the US 
military forces. 
NA/214 
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