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Iraq-Jordan
Baghdad Hotel Boomed - At least 10 dead
2004-03-17
A massive explosion shook the Mount Lebanon Hotel in the Karada district of Baghdad Wednesday night. Iraqi police said there were "several dead." A coalition military official said he believed the blast was caused by a car bomb. TV footage showed raging fire, a destroyed chunk of a building, and people in the rubble being carried away. "It’s a scene from hell here," CNN Baghdad Bureau Chief Jane Arraf said. "People are crying and screaming and debris is everywhere." Bystanders worked frantically to pull victims from the rubble, digging with their bare hands as fires raged in the background. U.S. troops, who arrived shortly after the blast, urged people to move away from the area because of concerns that there could be additional explosives. The explosion occurred near Firdos Square, where the large statue of Saddam Hussein was pulled down in early April.
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