27 die as car bomb destroys Baghdad hotel

A powerful car bomb destroyed a five-story Iraqi hotel housing foreigners in central Baghdad tonight, killing 27 people and leaving a jagged crater just days before the anniversary of the start of the Iraq war.

27 die as car bomb destroys Baghdad hotel

A powerful car bomb destroyed a five-story Iraqi hotel housing foreigners in central Baghdad tonight, killing 27 people and leaving a jagged crater just days before the anniversary of the start of the Iraq war.

Flames and heavy smoke shot skyward, igniting trees and nearby buildings as rescuers pulled bodies from the rubble and searched for other victims.

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