Loud explosions rock southern Baghdad - witnesses

BAGHDAD, Apr 29 (Reuters) About two dozen loud explosions shook southern Baghdad today, Reuters reporters heard.

The blasts, which went off several seconds apart, sounded like artillery.

The US military could not immediately confirm the cause of the blasts, but US military spokesman Lieutenant-Colonel Christopher Garver said the military sometimes fired artillery in support of operations.

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