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BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Two loud explosions rocked the Iraqi capital Baghdad late on Thursday and a large plume of smoke could be seen coming from near the compound housing the U.S.-led administration in the city, Reuters witnesses said. Immediately after the explosions around 4 p.m. EST sirens could be heard coming from the direction of the U.S.-headquarters on the west bank of the Tigris river.

BAGHDAD, Iraq - The rumble of heavy explosions was heard after sundown Tuesday in the Iraqi capital as it appeared U.S. forces were launching another operation against Iraqi insurgents. The explosions, apparently heavy weapons firing, seemed to come from the western edge of the city and could be heard in the center of the capital about 8:40 p.m.. A U.S. military spokesman had no comment on the blasts.

Dozens of explosions reported, CNN says it is a US operation...

Tue November 11, 2003 01:35 PM ET BAGHDAD (Reuters) - At least three explosions echoed across the Iraqi capital Baghdad Tuesday night, although the location of the blasts was not immediately clear, Reuters witnesses said. The explosions, which sounded like mortar fire, follow a trend of mortar attacks on the U.S.-led administration's sprawling headquarters in central Baghdad in the past 10 days. Those recent attacks have wounded several people but not killed anyone or caused much damage. A U.S. army spokesman said he had no concrete details. "We did hear them. We've heard a series," said the spokesman, based inside...

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Large explosions heard in central Baghdad By FT reporters Published: November 3 2003 18:48 | Last Updated: November 3 2003 18:48 Several loud explosions have been heard in central Baghdad late on Monday night close to the headquarters of the US-led coalition. According to Reuters and the Associated Press news agencies, five blasts were heard in swift succession, apparently from the western bank of the Tigris river. The US military said three or four mortars had exploded in the centre of Baghdad but gave no details of casualties or damage. Associated Press said a car bomb had earlier exploded in...

That's all we've got; no details yet.

Massive explosions arount Peoria exit off I244 in tulsa....No causes yet ....

<p>A U.S. military base in Ramadi, 100 kilometers (62 miles) west of Baghdad, was hit by six explosions, Agence France-Presse reported, citing an eyewitness.</p> <p>Unidentified attackers fired on the base, which is located in an area considered to be a stronghold of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein supporters, AFP said.</p>

Just reported on the radio, ABC Radio News, just comin in multiple explosions reported, rail service disrupted

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Tracer fire, explosives and burning buildings lit up an otherwise blacked-out Baghdad early Friday, as a new round of explosions in the center of the city sent huge plumes of smoke into the skies. All of Baghdad was dark, with power out for the first time in the capital since the American-led bombardments began two weeks ago.The electricity went down across the city at about 8 p.m. Thursday as U.S.-led forces launched an attack at Saddam International Airport, nine miles southwest of downtown Baghdad.Anti-aircraft fire could be heard near the airport, tracer rounds raced through the...

British Consulate in Turkey Bombed .c The Associated Press ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) - Bombs exploded within hours of each other Thursday at the British consulate in Istanbul and outside a branch of United Postal Service cargo company, causing damage but no injuries. In the first blast, an assailant hurled a bomb at the consulate, shattering windows and damaging a gate and walls of the building in the downtown Beyoglu district, police said. Police gave no details of the explosion at the UPS office in Istanbul, but the Anatolia news agency said it blew out the windows of two nearby shops....

Friday, April 4, 2003 at 00:09 JST YOKOHAMA — Multiple explosions were heard outside the U.S. Atsugi naval air station Thursday night in what the Japanese police suspect was a guerrilla attack by Japanese militants opposed to the Iraq war. The explosions, which were reported at around 10:40 p.m., occurred in the neighborhood of the main gate of the base in Ayase, Kanagawa Prefecture, police officials said. There were no reports of casualties or damage to properties. One store owner outside the main gate of the base said he heard two quick explosions and described the blast as "something like...

Fourteen large explosions rock central Baghdad BAGHDAD, April 4 (Reuters) - Fourteen large explosions rocked central Baghdad early on Friday as war planes roared overhead, a Reuters witness said. Correspondent Nadim Ladki said the blasts in the centre of the city came shortly after a series of explosions were heard in the south and southwest of Baghdad from the general direction of the airport. U.S. Marines were fighting for control of the airport in the first ground attack in the capital in the 16-day battle to oust Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. 04/03/03 17:33 ET

Huge explosions rock Iraqi capital, fire rages BAGHDAD, March 31 (Reuters) - At least five huge explosions rocked central Baghdad late on Monday, with at least two coming from the area of a presidential complex used by President Saddam Hussein and his aides, a Reuters witness said. Flames could be seen rising into the night sky near the central Palestine Hotel, Reuters correspondent Samia Nakhoul said. "A big, big, big cloud of smoke is coming out of the compound. Maybe they are using bigger bombs than before," she said. "It is very frightening. There is a lot of panic. I...

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Explosions thudded around the edges of Baghdad at first light on Sunday, after a night of attacks on the Iraqi capital and nearby areas where Republican Guard defenders are based. Earlier on Sunday four deafening explosions shook central Baghdad, as one of the fiercest U.S.-led air assaults of the war stretched into a second day. "There were four very loud explosions, one after another, and this time they aren't far away, it seems they're around the center," Reuters correspondent Hassan Hafidh said. Reuters television journalists said the bombing in central Baghdad targeted a complex inside a presidential...

Sounds like T-hawks coming in...you can hear a brief engine-like sound right before detonation...

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