IRAQ: 20 killed, 20 wounded in huge explosion which rocked central Baghdad before sunset

Record ID: 356337

  • Title: IRAQ: 20 killed, 20 wounded in huge explosion which rocked central Baghdad before sunset
  • Date: 26th January 2007
  • Summary: (EU) BAGHDAD, IRAQ (JANUARY 25, 2007) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF SMOKE IN SKY HELICOPTER IN SKY VARIOUS OF BOMB SITE/ SMOKE ARISE FROM PICK UP/ FIRE FIGHTER USING WATER HOSE/ AUDIO OF BULLETS FIRED/ PEOPLE RUNNING SMOKE RISING FROM RED CAR/ BOMB DAMAGE/ CARTS AMBULANCE LEAVING IBN AL-NAFEES HOSPITAL/ POLICE CARS/ AMBULANCE ARRIVING TO HOSPITAL POLICE CAR CARRYING WOUNDED ARRIVIN
  • Embargoed: 10th February 2007 12:00
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  • Location: Iraq
  • Country: Iraq
  • Topics: Crime / Law Enforcement
  • Reuters ID: LVA5KG1A7NVGIUJBLNPC7EW57U6P
  • Story Text: A car bomb ripped through a shopping district in central Baghdad on Thursday (January 25), killing 20 people and wounding 20 others, a police source said.
    The loud blast in Karrada district rattled windows some distance away and sent up a large plume of black smoke.
    A health ministry source put the death toll at 18 with 62 more wounded. Official casualty tolls from bomb attacks often vary because of the ensuing chaos.
    The car bomb, which was followed by bursts of gunfire, was one of a string of blasts that rocked the capital including some that sparked sirens and warnings in the international Green Zone.
    About an hour and a half later another blast rocked the Karrada area, near where the car bomb had exploded. A police source said police deliberately blew up a suspicious vehicle.
    At least four people were killed and 20 wounded when a motorbike blew up on Thursday (January 25) in a busy market in central Baghdad, police said.
    The police said the motorbike was parked on the side of the street at the entrance of Shurja market.
    The government is preparing to launch a new security plan aimed at stemming sectarian violence in the capital, but since it was announced this month there have been a series of bombings and no sign of any let up in death squad killings.
    U.S. President George Bush has said he is sending 21,500 more troops to Iraq, most to bolster the new crackdown, despite fierce opposition from Democrats who now control Congress, resistance within his own party and public scepticism.
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