Dozens of explosions rock Baghdad01 Mar 2007 19:33:05 GMT
Source: Reuters
(Adds Iraqi military spokesman)
BAGHDAD, March 1 (Reuters) - Dozens of loud explosions rocked southern
Baghdad in quick succession on Thursday evening, Reuters witnesses said.
Iraqi military spokesman Brigadier Qassim Moussawi said the blasts were part
of a new security offensive against militants in the capital, Iraqiya state
television reported.
The broadcaster gave no further information. A U.S. military spokeswoman said
she had no details on the blasts.
The explosions, which sounded like mortar bombs, appeared to be coming from
the city's volatile Doura district. While bomb blasts are a regular occurrence
in Baghdad, such a number in a short space of time is rare.
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L01713971.htmEDIT: story updatedOriginal Reuters story:
Dozens of explosions rock BaghdadAlso from Reuters...FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, March 101 Mar 2007 18:03:56 GMT
Source: Reuters
March 1 (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Iraq as of 1740 GMT
on Thursday:
* indicates new or updated item.
* BAGHDAD - The bodies of 15 people were found shot dead in different parts of
Baghdad in the past day, a police source said.
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http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/KAM139478.htmThe list of today's incidents is very long.