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Car Bombs Rattle Calm in Baghdad
Three bomb-rigged cars exploded in quick succession on Tuesday, striking the Labor Ministry, a court complex and the new site of Iraq's Finance Ministry - whose previous building was destroyed in an August blast.
Earlier, a suicide bomber struck a police patrol in southern Baghdad.
The Interior Ministry official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to media. © Copyright 2012, Associated Press
(2009-12-08)
BAGHDAD, IRAQ
(Associated Press) -
An official at Iraq's Interior Ministry says at least 103 people have been killed and 197 wounded in a series of coordinated blasts around Baghdad.Three bomb-rigged cars exploded in quick succession on Tuesday, striking the Labor Ministry, a court complex and the new site of Iraq's Finance Ministry - whose previous building was destroyed in an August blast.
Earlier, a suicide bomber struck a police patrol in southern Baghdad.
The Interior Ministry official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to media. © Copyright 2012, Associated Press
