Baghdad, Aug 19 (DPA) A series of explosions shook central Baghdad Wednesday morning, killing at least 10 people.

Two mortars landed inside the heavily protected Green Zone, the site of most foreign embassies, while a third landed just outside, the satellite news network al-Jazeera reported.

Soon after, a truck packed with explosives exploded near the finance ministry, destroying a nearby bridge, the satellite news channel al-Arabiya reported.

At least 10 people were killed in the attacks and 50 others were wounded, al-Jazeera reported. Soon after, al-Arabiya reported that 25 had been killed and 75 others wounded in the blasts, which blew out the windows of the nearby parliament building.