Eighteen are dead after four blasts in a high - traffic area in central Baghdad . In one blast , a suicide bomber planted explosives inside the Justice Ministry building . The invasion began on March 20 , 2003. Iraqi State TV : Gunmen entered the building but were killed by Iraqi security forces . The blasts happened near the fortified area known as the Green Zone .
Eighteen are dead after four blasts in a high - traffic area in central Baghdad . In one blast , a suicide bomber planted explosives inside the Justice Ministry building . Iraqi State TV : Gunmen entered the building but were killed by Iraqi security forces . The blasts happened near the fortified area known as the Green Zone .