Fragile Baghdad rocked by bombs, over 130 dead
China Daily | Updated: 2009-10-26 07:29
Iraqis gather at the site of a massive bomb attack in Baghdad yesterday. Iraqi police say that a pair of powerful explosions went off near the Ministry of Justice and the headquarters of the Baghdad provincial administration. AP |
BAGHDAD: Two powerful car bombs exploded in downtown Baghdad yesterday, killing at least 136 people and leaving 500 injured in an apparent attempt to target the fragile city's government offices, Iraqi medical officials and authorities said.
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