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Loud explosion rocks central Baghdad, several dead
www.chinaview.cn 2004-03-18 01:29:17

    BAGHDAD, March 17 (Xinhuanet) -- A loud explosion rocked the central Baghdad district of Karrada Wednesday night, killing several people, the CNN news network reported.

    Heavy smoke were seen rising behind the Firdaus Square in downtown Baghdad and the nearby Palestine Hotel, where many foreign contractors and journalists lived, was shocked in the blast. Enditem

    

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