Officials said the bombings occurred at around 8:30 am (0530 GMT) at the western gate of the Green Zone, which houses the offices of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, the Iraqi parliament and the US and British embassies.
A queue of cars was waiting to enter the Green Zone when the vehicles exploded, a security official said.(*)
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