Three Explosions rock area near Baghdad conference

Three explosions on Saturday rocked area near the building where delegates from neighboring and world powers were meeting in Baghdad to discuss sectarian violence and stability in Iraq, police said.

"Three mortar rounds landed just outside the heavy fortified Green Zone in central Baghdad without knowing whether there was any casualty," an Interior Ministry source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity.

Delegates from 16 countries, including the United States, Syria and Iran, convened Saturday in Iraqi ministry of foreign affairs to drum up support and find solutions for the unrelenting violence in the country.

Source: Xinhua