IRAQ: Bombs kill seven and wound 20 near French embassy in Baghdad.

Record ID: 356316

  • Title: IRAQ: Bombs kill seven and wound 20 near French embassy in Baghdad.
  • Date: 21st January 2007
  • Summary: (W2) BAGHDAD, IRAQ (JANUARY 21, 2007) (REUTERS- ACCESS ALL) ROOFTOPS WITH SMOKE BILLOWING INTO SKY/ ZOOM ON FRENCH FLAG ON EMBASSY MINIBUS ON FIRE AND SMOKE COMING OUT OF IT ONLOOKERS/ BUS ON FIRE PEOPLE EVACUATING VICTIMS MINIBUS ON FIRE AMBULANCE ARRIVES AND POLICE VEHICLE PEOPLE IN STREET POLICE VEHICLE ON STREET MINIBUS ON FIRE AS SEEN FROM OTHER SIDE OF CONCRETE BA
  • Embargoed: 5th February 2007 12:00
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  • Location: Iraq
  • Country: Iraq
  • Topics: Crime / Law Enforcement
  • Reuters ID: LVA8PLYRLTU9HQR27UTRM0RH5IZK
  • Story Text: Two bombs, one inside a car and another in a bus, went off in central Baghdad, killing seven and wounding 20 people.

    The streets around the French Embassy in Bagdad were rocked on Sunday (January 21) by two bombs that killed seven and wounded 20.
    A car bomb exploded in Palestine street, killing one civilian and wounding five others.
    That attack came not long after another bomb on a small bus killed six people and wounded 15 others. The bus blast took place in Karrada area, a central Baghdad district.
    It was not clear how many people were aboard the bus, which was left completely gutted and burning fiercely after the blast which rocked the area around 8:00 a.m. (0500 GMT).
    Bombs, mortar attacks and sectarian death squads are killing hundreds of people every week. The government has announced a major new security plan for Baghdad that aims to stem the tide of violence with the help of U.S. troop reinforcements.
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