Two mortar rounds hit Baghdad Green Zone ahead of Saddam trial
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2005-10-19 17:06

Two mortar rounds landed Wednesday on Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone ahead of the trial of the toppled president Saddam Hussein, an Interior Ministry source said.

"Two mortar rounds hit the Green Zone but it was not clear whether there were any casualties or damages," the source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity.

The Green Zone, which houses the Iraqi government and the US embassy, will soon witness the trial of Saddam Hussein and his seven aides.