A massive explosion shook the Mount Lebanon Hotel in the Karada district of Baghdad Wednesday night. Iraqi police said there were "several dead." TV footage showed raging fire, a destroyed chunk of a building, and people in the rubble being carried away. Ambulances and fire trucks have arrived at the scene. A military official said he believed the blast was caused by a car bomb. An Al Jazeera correspondent told CNN its offices were damaged when the explosion took place at the hotel, located across the street.
Mount Lebanon hotel reported as being destroyed |