Three massive vehicle bombs exploded Monday near the Palestine Hotel, home to many Western journalists, killing at least 20 people. Dramatic TV pictures showed one of the bombers driving a cement truck through the concrete blast walls that guard the hotel, then blowing up his vehicle. Iraq’s national security adviser, Mouwafak al-Rubaie, said the attack — which appeared well-planned — was a “very clear” effort to take over the hotel and seize journalists as hostages. Full Story
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