Several explosions heard in central Baghdad

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Several bombs and mortar rounds were heard in central Baghdad on Thursday. Police said there was no word on casualties.

The explosions were heard in Karrada, a mostly Shi'ite district with busy shopping areas.

http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=1090072006

[Erika]

1. Yet another ME beautiful city destroyed

by the peacemakers. (Barf)

[Binka]

2. The Bastards Just Don't Stop Do They? n/t

[MADem]

4. More likely it was Sunni insurgents targeting a Shi'a mosque or trying

to kill a shi'a leader--this sounds like a targeted assassination to me:

Details are still coming in, but police said there was a car bomb explosion and a barrage of mortar rounds. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/5219526.stm

None of those factions over there are in the peacemaking business.

And odds are better than good that US munitions had nothing to do with this explosion.

[Eugene]

3. BBC: Twin blasts 'kill 24' in Baghdad

Last Updated: Thursday, 27 July 2006, 07:40 GMT 08:40 UK

Twin blasts 'kill 24' in Baghdad

Two explosions in a central Baghdad district have killed at least
24 people, Iraqi police sources say.

The blasts happened in the Karrada area, a mostly Shia district.
Some 40 people were wounded.

Details are still coming in, but police said there was a car bomb
explosion and a barrage of mortar rounds.

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Full article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/5219526.stm