Blasts, clashes kill at least 25 in central Baghdad

Members of the Iraqi Army gather near the site of a bomb attack at Alawi district in Baghdad March 14, 2013. Co-ordinated blasts in the heart of the Iraqi capital Baghdad killed at least 21 people on Thursday, near the heavily fortified Green Zone, where several Western embassies are located, police and medics said. The explosions, which also wounded at least 50, took place in the Alawi district, close to the ministries of justice, foreign affairs and other government offices. REUTERS/Saad Shalash