Large explosions 'rock Baghdad'

**Three large explosions in quick succession have rocked the centre of Iraq’s capital, Baghdad, reports say.**Eyewitnesses say plumes of smoke have been seen rising hundreds of metres into the sky. There is no indication yet of casualties.

The first blast hit the hotel district and was followed minutes later by two loud explosions near the international Green Zone, reports say.

The blasts follow a period of relative calm in the Iraqi capital.