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A massive explosion shook the Karada district of Baghdad Wednesday night, and video from the scene showed a destroyed building on fire.
The explosion occurred near Firdos Square, where the large statue of Saddam Hussein was pulled down in early April.
It is thought that a car bombing may have caused the blast.
The attack comes as coalition forces began Operation Iron Promise, a citywide sweep for insurgents almost one year after the war started.
The location, in a busy area of the city, has been the scene of attacks in the past.
There were preliminary reports that a hotel was struck. TV footage showed raging fire, a destroyed chunk of a building, and wounded people in the rubble being carried away.
The blast follows a series of recent attacks.
Source: CNN | |
