Iraqi and U.S. forces Tuesday refortified a hotel complex housing foreign journalists in central Baghdad after three suicide car bombs exploded the day before, killing as many as 20 Iraqis and wounding about 40. The crews repaired a breach in the blast walls around the Palestine and Sheraton hotels. One of the bombs had blown a hole in the wall, enabling a cement truck packed with explosives to enter the compound and detonate, causing considerable damage to the Palestine Hotel, which houses The Associated Press, Fox News and other media organizations. Full Story
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