10 dead as explosions hit Baghdad (Lead)
August 19th, 2009 - 5:14 pm ICT by IANSBaghdad, Aug 19 (DPA) A series of explosions shook central Baghdad Wednesday morning, killing at least 10 people.
Two mortars landed inside the heavily protected Green Zone, the site of most foreign embassies, while a third landed just outside, the satellite news network al-Jazeera reported.
Soon after, a truck packed with explosives exploded near the finance ministry, destroying a nearby bridge, the satellite news channel al-Arabiya reported.
At least 10 people were killed in the attacks and 50 others were wounded, al-Jazeera reported. Soon after, al-Arabiya reported that 25 had been killed and 75 others wounded in the blasts, which blew out the windows of the nearby parliament building.
Smoke filled the air over the city centre, and emergency vehicles rushed to the scene.
Wednesday was the sixth anniversary of a powerful bomb attack at the UN headquarters in Baghdad’s Green Zone that killed some 22 people. That bombing was the first large attack after US-led forces invaded Iraq and toppled the government of Saddam Hussein.
In recent months, attacks near the Green Zone have become rarer, and security has improved across the country. According to al-Jazeera’s count, 275 people died in insurgent attacks in July, down from 437 the month before.
- 48 killed, 279 wounded in Baghdad blasts (Second Lead) - Aug 19, 2009
- 25 killed, 50 injured in Baghdad blasts - Apr 04, 2010
- Four killed in Baghdad suicide blast - Jul 26, 2010
- Dozens killed in Baghdad bombings - Dec 08, 2009
- 25 killed, over 170 wounded in Iraq attacks - Mar 20, 2012
- Arab world simmers; Gaddafi's son warns of rivers of blood (Intro Roundup) - Feb 21, 2011
- Two 'terrorists', 27 others killed in Syria blasts (Lead) - Mar 17, 2012
- Arab world simmers; Gaddafi's son warns of rivers of blood (Roundup) - Feb 21, 2011
- Bombings kill 40 Shiite pilgrims in Iraq - Jul 27, 2010
- 43 killed, over 190 wounded in Iraq bomb attacks (Lead) - Mar 20, 2012
- 60 dead in attack on Iraqi Shias, bombings (Lead) - Jan 05, 2012
- Unrest swells in Egypt as cornered government bans Al-Jazeera (Roundup) - Jan 30, 2011
- Nine killed in Iraq attacks - Apr 19, 2012
- 50 killed, hundreds injured in Iraq attacks (Lead) - Feb 23, 2012
- Suicide bombings kill at least ten people in central Iraq - Jan 20, 2011
Tags: al arabiya, al jazeera, blasts, bomb attack, central baghdad, emergency vehicles, explosives, finance ministry, foreign embassies, green zone, insurgent attacks, mortars, news network, parliament building, saddam hussein, satellite news, series of explosions, sixth anniversary, un headquarters in baghdad, wednesday morning