Baghdad blasts toll reaches 103
At least 103 killed and 197 wounded in the worst wave of violence in more than a month
Baghdad: Authorities say a series of coordinated attacks has struck Baghdad, including three car bombs that blew up near government sites.
At least 103 were killed and 197 wounded in the worst wave of violence in the capital in more than a month.
A total of four attacks, which also included a suicide car bomb on a police patrol, showed the ability of insurgents to strike high-profile targets in the heart of Baghdad and marked the third time since August that government buildings were targeted with multiple blasts that brought massive bloodshed.
The core of the attacks hit central Baghdad with three car bombs exploding in the span of a few minutes.
The targets were the latest assaults directed at Iraqi authorities: near a compound with the Labor Ministry building, a court complex near the Iraqi-protected Green Zone and near the new site of the Finance Ministry after its previous building was destroyed in major attacks in August.
A series of coordinated attacks across Baghdad - including three car-rigged bombs striking near government sites - have killed at least 62 people in the worst wave of violence in the capital in more than a month.
The four attacks, including a suicide car bomb on a police patrol, showed the ability of insurgents to strike high-profile targets in the heart of Baghdad in another embarrassment to Iraqi forces in their expanding role as front-line security as US forces plan their withdrawal.
The core of the attacks hit central Baghdad with three bomb-rigged cars exploding in the span of a few minutes. The targets were the latest assaults directly at Iraq's authorities: the Labor Ministry building, a neighbourhood near the Iraqi-protected Green Zone and the new site of the Finance Ministry, whose previous building was destroyed in major attacks in August.
