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The site of a car bomb explosion near the Finance Ministry in northern Baghdad.
Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009

Open quoteThis operation shows negligence, and is considered a security breach for which Iraqi forces must take most of the blame.Close quote

  • MAJ. GEN. QASSIM AL-MOUSSAWI,
  • Iraqi military spokesman, on the series of Baghdad blasts Wednesday that killed at least 95 people and wounded more than 500
Photo: Hadi Mizban / AP | Source: Reuters