Eighteen are dead after four blasts hit a high-traffic area in central Baghdad . In one blast , a suicide bomber detonated explosives inside the Justice Ministry building . Iraqi state TV said at least 30 people were killed and more than 100 wounded when two car bombs exploded outside an army checkpoint near Baghdad's international airport on Thursday morning. Baghdad , Iraq ( CNN ) -- Four massive explosions -- at least one set off by a suicide bomber -- rocked a busy area of Baghdad on Thursday . The blasts happened near the fortified area known as the Green Zone .
Eighteen are dead after four blasts hit a high-traffic area in central Baghdad . In one blast , a suicide bomber detonated explosives inside the Justice Ministry building . Iraqi state TV said at least 30 people were killed and more than 100 wounded when two car bombs exploded outside an army checkpoint near Baghdad's international airport on Thursday morning. The blasts happened near the fortified area known as the Green Zone .