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27 killed, 40 injured in bombing at Baghdad hotel

About 27 people were killed and some 40 others were injured in a devastating bomb attack at a hotel used by Westerners in central Baghdad on Wednesday night, said the US military.


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About 27 people were killed and some 40 others were injured in a devastating bomb attack at a hotel used by Westerners in central Baghdad on Wednesday night, said the US military.

"We believe there are about 40 injured and the death toll is between 25 to 27," said US spokesman colonel Ralph Baker.The colonel said he believed all survivors have been removed from the building which was still burned in flames. But an Iraqi fireman said there may be some women and children trapped inside the debris.

Iraqi police at the scene said all the evidence indicated the explosion was caused by a car bomb. A large crater of 20 meters wide could be seen in TV footage and a vehicle was ablaze.Earlier, another US spokesman told reporters that at least 25 people were killed and 45 others were wounded.

The spokesman said some Westerners were supposed to be staying at the hotel, known as Jabal Lebanon Hotel, when the explosion went off.

US troops cordoned off the area and conducted an investigation,said Baker, adding that the presumed target of the bomb attack remained unknown.

The attack came as the anniversary of the breakout of Iraq war was only two days away.

The five-storey hotel, located in the busy Karrada district,were mainly occupied by Arabs including Egyptians and Lebanese, but witnesses said some British and American businessmen also inhabited the building.

Source: Xinhua




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