Accessibility links

Breaking News

Baghdad Car Bombs Kill At Least Six


(RFE/RL) 18 November 2005 -- Police in Baghdad say at least six people were killed and 40 wounded when two car bombs exploded in the capital today.


The attacks occurred within minutes of each other near a hotel housing foreign journalists.


At least one apartment building nearby collapsed and firefighters and soldiers were searching for any residents trapped in the rubble.


The blasts also took place near an Interior Ministry building where U.S. soldiers last week said they found some 170 prisoners, many of them showing signs of malnourishment and torture.


Iraqi authorities have promised to investigate. On 17 November, Interior Minister Bayan Jabor said the allegations had been exaggerated, and that only a handful of detainees showed signs of abuse.


(Reuters/AP)

RFE/RL Iraq Report

RFE/RL Iraq Report


SUBSCRIBE For weekly news and analysis on Iraq by e-mail, subscribe to "RFE/RL Iraq Report."

RFE/RL has been declared an "undesirable organization" by the Russian government.

If you are in Russia or the Russia-controlled parts of Ukraine and hold a Russian passport or are a stateless person residing permanently in Russia or the Russia-controlled parts of Ukraine, please note that you could face fines or imprisonment for sharing, liking, commenting on, or saving our content, or for contacting us.

To find out more, click here.

XS
SM
MD
LG