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The
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Iraq: Five Car Bomb Attacks in Baghdad |
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Background -
Baghdad, December 8th, 2009 “[…] Car bombs killed at least 112 people in the
heart of the Iraqi capital Tuesday, striking government buildings despite a
security crackdown after a series of high-profile attacks. […] A suicide
bomber blew up his vehicle in the car park of a courthouse, after getting
through a checkpoint, police said. Another explosion struck a temporary
building used by the Finance Ministry after its main premises were devastated
in a bombing in August. […] A third bomber blew himself and his car up near a
training centre for judges. The first blast occurred in the southern Baghdad
district of Doura about 30 minutes before the other three. It, too, was a
suicide bomber in a car packed with explosives. […]” Excerpt
of a Reuters article
from December 9th, 2009. |
Fire after bomb explosion |
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The
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External view: link file format: .flv |
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The Aftermath |
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Aftermath I |
Aftermath II |
Iraqi General Abbud Qanbar |
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Video & Photo Credits The Video The video is a news report from Reuters, which was
aired and published on the Internet on December 8th, 2009. Background 1) A general view shows the site of a bomb attack in
Baghdad. Car bombs killed at least 112 people in the heart of the Iraqi
capital on Tuesday, striking government buildings, despite a security
crackdown after recent high-profile attacks. A suicide car bomber detonated
himself in the car park of a courthouse, after getting through a checkpoint,
police said. - December 8th, 2009 - Stringer/Reuters; The Aftermath 1) A U.S. soldier stands guard near the wreckage of
vehicles after a bomb attack in northern Baghdad - December 8th,
2009 - Thaier al-Sudani/Reuters; 2) Iraqis inspect damage at the site of a blast near
the Finance Ministry in Baghdad. Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki accused rivals
on Thursday of stoking political rows that have put Iraq’s security at risk,
as US Defence Secretary Robert Gates arrived in Baghdad on a surprise visit. -
December 9th, 2009 - Ahmad al-Rubaye/Agence France Presse; 3) Lieutenant General Abbud Qanbar was sacked as
Baghdad's security chief after the devastating bombings. Iraqi Prime Minister
Nuri al-Maliki has accused rivals of stoking political rows that have put
Iraq’s security at risk, as US Defence Secretary Robert Gates arrived on a
surprise visit to Baghdad. - Date unknown - Sabah Arar/File/Agence France
Presse; |
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