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Ten dead in twin bomb attacks outside central Baghdad hotels, say Iraqi police At least 10 people have died after two car bomb attacks outside central Baghdad hotels, say Iraqi police.
This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. The explosions happened just before midnight local time (21:00 GMT). The first hit the Babylon Hotel, near the Tigris river, and the second struck the Ishtar, formerly the Sheraton Hotel.
If you want to receive Breaking News alerts via email, or on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App then details on how to do so are available on this help page. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on Twitter to get the latest alerts. The Reuters news agency said at least 30 people were injured in the blasts.
A night-time curfew lasting 12 years was lifted in Baghdad in February.
The BBC's Orla Guerin, in Baghdad, tweeted that gunfire was also heard.
Police said they were trying to defuse a third car bomb they found in the Babylon Hotel car park.
The two hotels are regularly busy on Thursday nights and had been renovated in recent years.
In 2010, the hotels were the target of co-ordinated car bombs that killed more than 30 people.