Iraqi officials say a suicide car boom struck one of the gates to Storied Baghdad...located along the Tigris River, founded in the 8th century, home of the Abbasid Caliphate...
's heavily guarded Green Zone, killing four people, including three security officers.
The officials say Monday's kaboom took place during the morning rush hour near the bridge over Tigris River connecting the Karradah district and the Green Zone, where most government offices, the parliament and several embassies and foreign missions in Iraq are located.
They officials say sporadic gunshots followed the blast.
A hospital official says 14 people were maimed in the kaboom.
All officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to talk to the media.