Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Dozens killed as several bombs explode in Baghdad
Security
(CNN) - Attackers set off deadly bombs in neighborhoods across Baghdad on Wednesday, killing at least 45 people and wounding others, an Interior Ministry official said. The latest strike occurred in Baghdad's Sadr City, where at least 28 people were killed and 44 others were wounded. The official said most of the casualties are civilians. Five of those dead and seven of those wounded were Iraqi security forces.
The car bomb detonated near an Iraqi Army checkpoint at one of the entrances to Sadr City, the official said.
Iraqi and U.S. troops in Baghdad have intensified their efforts to establish the peace in war-torn Baghdad with a two-month-old crackdown called Operation Enforcing the Law.
At least 11 civilians were killed and 13 others wounded when a parked car bomb detonated in central Baghdad's Karrada district. The car was parked near a hospital and a market. Four police officers were killed and six civilians wounded shortly when a suicide car bomber exploded at an Iraqi police checkpoint in southern Baghdad. Two civilians were killed and nine others wounded when a roadside bomb detonated at a busy intersection in central Baghdad.
The car bomb detonated near an Iraqi Army checkpoint at one of the entrances to Sadr City, the official said.
Iraqi and U.S. troops in Baghdad have intensified their efforts to establish the peace in war-torn Baghdad with a two-month-old crackdown called Operation Enforcing the Law.
At least 11 civilians were killed and 13 others wounded when a parked car bomb detonated in central Baghdad's Karrada district. The car was parked near a hospital and a market. Four police officers were killed and six civilians wounded shortly when a suicide car bomber exploded at an Iraqi police checkpoint in southern Baghdad. Two civilians were killed and nine others wounded when a roadside bomb detonated at a busy intersection in central Baghdad.
Labels: Baghdad, bombs, Karrada, Sadr City
