Blasts shake Baghdad

A series of loud explosions rocked central Baghdad today – more than an hour after polls closed in the historic Iraqi elections.

Sun, 30 Jan, 2005 - 15:21

A series of loud explosions rocked central Baghdad today – more than an hour after polls closed in the historic Iraqi elections.

The cause of the blasts could not be determined but they appeared to come from the west of the city.

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