Several wounded in Baghdad blast

[memphiz]

BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- An explosion early Sunday outside Coalition headquarters in Baghdad wounded several people.

CNN staff said the blast shook their hotel in downtown Baghdad at 8 a.m. (midnight ET).

CNN's Michael Holmes described it as "a very, very large explosion."

The cause of the of the blast is not clear.

Video showed at least three cars on fire, and several civilians lying on the ground and bloodied.

U.S. troops and tanks were on the scene and gunshots could be heard in the background.

The blast happened near "Assassin's Gate," the entrance to a former presidential palace of Saddam Hussein, now used by the Coalition Provisional Authority as its headquarters.

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[SeanAshi]

I seriously doubt the UN will return now.

[memphiz]

headline news said 18 iraqis killed 28 wounded
and it was a suicide car bomber

[Trident-za]

According to Yahoo, it was 16 Iraqis and 2 Americans (civilians) killed.

RIP.

Damn, but there seem to be a lot of "big" bombs going off. The overall number of insurgent attacks seems to be going down, but there are more "spectaculars" now. Sucks :(

[SeanAshi]

It was a massive blast, possibly artillery added to the suicide bomber?

[Upfrontreporting]

An estimated 500 kilo truck-bomb.

[George W. Bush]

LOL, morons.. All idiot Muslim terrorists: Kill yourself for Allah! hahaha

[Argyll]

Possibly more US personnel Killed in this one.
2 confirmed dead (contractors) working for the DOD,sounds like two of Bremmers BG's/CP team

[anonymous individual]

I seriously doubt the UN will return now.

The UN has always been useless in war situations. This time is no exception.

[Argyll]

Why would the UN want to return to a place that lacks law and order,or adequate protection?
Its pretty obvious that this level of resistance was not anticipated or planned for,I was under the impression from our respective Governments that when the Regime crumbled the Nation of Iraq would be free,and able to restart their lives again!
We keep hearing this term "Foreign Insurgents and terrorists" within Iraq,so where are they?
Where do they stay,who is hiding them and why?How many of them have been captured or killed,sounds a bit like spin to me.How on earth are the US and it's coalition expecting to have some form of democratic process set up this year when all 3 factions hate each other's guts?