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75 people are killed and hundreds wounded in multiple bomb attacks in Baghdad

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Constanze TressAugust 19, 2009

A wave of attacks in Baghdad has killed at least 75 people and wounded hundreds more. A series of six explosions near government buildings injured nearly 400 people, according to the Interior Ministry. It was the highest death toll in the Iraqi capital since US forces pulled out of urban areas in June.

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