BAGHDAD, Iraq – Two huge explosions were heard in central Baghdad (search) on Tuesday and Fox News has confirmed that a car bomb targeting a senior Iraqi police official was the source of the blasts.
Al-Jazeera (search) television said the bombs hit the al-Rasafa (search) police station not far from the Iraqi Interior Ministry building.
Al-Jazeera said there were as many as 10 people injured and many cars had been destroyed. The Qatar-based satellite broadcaster said the bombs were place in a park near the police station and that the police building was not seriously damaged.
The U.S. military said it had no immediate comment on the blasts.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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