BREAKING NEWS: Massive car bombings in Baghdad

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CNN International reporting at least 25 killed after 2 bombs hit a bus station... 3rd explosion also reported.

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From the BBC:

Three huge explosions have rocked the centre of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, with reports of a number of people killed and wounded. The blasts occurred within minutes of each other, two reportedly at the busy Nahda bus station.

The third blast is said to have gone off at a nearby hospital 15 minutes later, as victims of the first two attacks were being brought in.

It comes as Iraq's politicians continue talks to reach a deal on a new charter.

"Two cars exploded in the same al-Nahda bus station 10 minutes apart and there are number of victims," an interior ministry source was quoted by AFP news agency as saying.

"One car exploded inside the station and the other at the entrance."

The third car bomber detonated his explosives at Kindi Hospital in the same neighbourhood, causing several casualties, police said.

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Car bombs kill 25 at Baghdad bus station

Wednesday, August 17, 2005; Posted: 1:22 a.m. EDT (05:22 GMT)

BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- A pair of car bombs exploded at a bus station in central Baghdad on Wednesday morning, killing at least 25 people and wounding another 23, Iraqi police said.

A third explosion was reported near al-Kindi Hospital, where the casualties from the first two bombings were taken.

The explosions occurred about 10 minutes apart, starting at 7:45 a.m. (11:45 p.m. EDT), at the al-Nahda bus terminal, which provides service to southern Iraq.

Video from the scene showed the smoldering wreckage of a vehicle near two buses, but black smoke obscured much of the view.