IRAQ-CONFLICT: Baghdad rocked by explosions

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Att.Editors: The following item is from the Qatar News Agency (QNA)

BAGHDAD, Apr 26 2003 (IPS) - A series of huge explosions hit an arms dump near Baghdad at dawn today shaking buildings in some parts of the city.

Al-Jazeera satellite channel’s correspondent in the Iraqi capital said the explosions were heard from the southern part of Baghdad and were believed to have occurred in the area surrounding the presidential palace.

He said planes were hovering over Baghdad, adding that US sources claimed siege on the Dora area, located eight km to the south of Baghdad.