Posts Tagged ‘Rock Baghdad’

2 Car Bombs Rock Baghdad Killing 136 And Wounding Hundreds More

Sunday, October 25th, 2009
BAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi police said 136 people were killed and 432 wounded in twin car bombings that appeared to target government buildings in downtown Baghdad during rush hour. The powerful blasts went off less than a minute apart Sunday in parking lots near the headquarters of the Baghdad provincial administration and the Ministry of Justice building, in the bloodiest attack to hit Iraq in months. There were so many wounded that even civilian cars were pressed into service to bring the c

Baghdad blasts ‘kill at least 74′ – NIMBRUNG.NET

Sunday, October 25th, 2009
guardian.co.uk Baghdad blasts 'kill at least 74' BBC News At least 74 people have been killed and 265 injured in two car bomb attacks in central Baghdad, police say. The blasts hit the ministry of justice and a provincial government office near the Green Zone, causing severe damage. ... Dozens killed in Baghdad double bombing CNN International Twin Blasts Rock Baghdad Wall Street Journal Car bombs targeting Baghdad government kill 74 The Associated Press AFP Related posts: Gunmen Kill Senio

Wave of explosions rock Baghdad, kill at least 95 and wound more than 400, officials say

Wednesday, August 19th, 2009
Iraq: Wave of Baghdad blasts kills at least 95 BAGHDAD ? A truck bomb exploded across the street from Iraq’s Foreign Ministry near the Green Zone Wednesday, knocking out concrete slabs and windows and leaving a mass of charred cars outside as a wave of explosions around Baghdad killed at least 95 people and wounded more [...]

Explosions rock Baghdad near parliament in Green Zone, finance ministry, kill at least 11

Wednesday, August 19th, 2009
Blasts hit Iraqi capital, kill 11 people BAGHDAD ? Iraqi police and medical officials say at least four explosions have struck Baghdad, including one near the parliament building in the Green Zone, killing at least 11 people. The attacks hit the Iraqi capital shortly after 10 a.m. on Wednesday, striking first near the finance ministry in northern [...]