Al Jazeera: Breaking - Large explosion in central Baghdad

[Tesibria]

only breaking news ticker now at http://english.aljazeera.net/HomePage - more details soon.

[southernlad]

1. WOW

I never knew they had an English site.

[Tesibria]

2. oh -- it's a must read !!! nt

[southernlad]

3. Well Thank you for sharing it. (n/t)

[CottonBear]

4. Al Jazeera is an essential news source.

I believe it was started by former Middle East BBC staff. Notice that the site is set up much like the BBC. You'll see graphic images of war and suffering that the corporate media never publishes here in the US.

[Neverarepublican]

11. Isn't there a large explosion

every day in Bagdad?

[TheDebbieDee]

5. Maybe this blast can account for a few more pounds......

of the missing 380 tons of high-grade explosives. :^(

[pinerow]

6. I have been reading Al-Jazeera in English since 9/11...it is important to

know what the other side of the world knows...

[spinbaby]

7. They've taken it down

It's no longer on the scroll on the home page and no clue what it was. Probably just Baghdad's daily unexplained explosion.

[madrchsod]

8. it`s still there- it`s in the "stories"under the picture

they can level one city but another will just take it`s place

[spinbaby]

9. Ah, I see it

Twas a church bomb. Story wasn't there a minute ago.

http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/E6DE1E1F-078B-44B7-BFD0-F218C043F394.htm

[jobycom]

10. The Hydra

We cut off a head, seven more grow back. We are little babies with big guns and no friggin clue how the world works.

[Tesibria]

12. Follow up story ..

http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/E6DE1E1F-078B-44B7-BFD0-F218C043F394.htm

An explosion outside a Catholic church in southwestern Baghdad has killed three and wounded at least 40 people, police and hospital sources said.


The blast destroyed the outer wall of St Bahnam Church and set the house next door ablaze, witnesses said on Monday evening.

A doctor at Yarmuk Hospital said 35 people had been brought in from the blast in the capital's Dora district.

Police said a car bomb had detonated outside the church but witnesses said it appeared explosives were planted nearby.