3 blasts strike Baghdad hotels

Iraqi police say three blasts have struck near three hotels in downtown Baghdad, killing at least 11 people.

The officials say the blasts wounded at least 20 people.

The first blast struck at about 3:40 p.m. near the Sheraton Hotel along Abu Nawas Street, just across the Tigris River from the Green Zone.

The officials say two others struck near the Babylon Hotel and al-Hamra Hotel, which is popular with Western journalists.

The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media.