Today in photos

Today’s slideshow features the destruction a car bomb explosion near the Finance Ministry in northern Baghdad, Iraq caused. A series of deadly explosions targeting government and commercial buildings struck Baghdad Wednesday, killing scores of people and wounding many more Iraqi police and medical officials said.

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Wed., Aug. 19, 2009

Layla Mohammed is treated for head wounds after a massive bomb attack on the Foreign Ministry in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009. A series of deadly explosions targeting government and commercial buildings struck Baghdad Wednesday, killing dozens and wounding more than 300, Iraqi police and medical officials said.

Adil Al-Khazali Associated Press
Smoke rises near the Iraqi Foreign Ministry after a massive bomb attack in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009. A series of explosions struck the Iraqi capital Wednesday, targeting primarily government and commercial buildings, killing dozens of people and wounding many more Iraqi officials said.

Khalid Mohammed Associated Press
Iraqis gather as fire fighters respond to a massive bomb attack near the Iraqi Foreign Ministry in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009. A series of explosions struck the Iraqi capital Wednesday, targeting primarily government and commercial buildings, killing scores of people and wounding many more, Iraqi officials said.

Khalid Mohammed Associated Press
Smoke billows near the Iraqi Foreign Ministry, left, after a massive bomb attack in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009. A series of explosions struck the Iraqi capital Wednesday, targeting primarily government and commercial buildings, killing dozens of people and wounding many more Iraqi officials said.

Khalid Mohammed Associated Press
A man reacts as fire fighters respond to a bombing at the Iraqi Foreign Ministry, center, in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009. A series of explosions struck the Iraqi capital Wednesday, targeting primarily government and commercial buildings, killing more than a dozen people and wounding more than 100 others, Iraqi officials said.

Khalid Mohammed Associated Press
Smoke rises over central Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009, after a massive bomb attack on the Foreign Ministry. A series of deadly explosions targeting government and commercial buildings struck Baghdad Wednesday, killing scores and wounding more than 300, Iraqi police and medical officials said.

Khalid Mohammed Associated Press
Fire fighters respond as smoke billows over the Iraqi Foreign Ministry, center, after a massive bomb attack in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009. A series of explosions struck the Iraqi capital Wednesday, targeting primarily government and commercial buildings, killing more than a dozen people and wounding more than 100 others, Iraqi officials said.

Khalid Mohammed Associated Press
An Iraqi family reacts after a massive bomb attack in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009. A series of deadly explosions targeting government and commercial buildings struck Baghdad Wednesday, killing scores and wounding more than 300, Iraqi police and medical officials said.

Khalid Mohammed Associated Press
Iraqi security forces inspect a crater caused by a massive bomb attack on the Foreign Ministry, in Baghdad, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009. A series of deadly explosions targeting government and commercial buildings struck Baghdad Wednesday, killing scores and wounding more than 300, Iraqi police and medical officials said.

Khalid Mohammed Associated Press
Men inspect cars destroyed in a car bomb explosion near the Finance Ministry in northern Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009. A series of deadly explosions targeting government and commercial buildings struck Baghdad Wednesday, killing scores of people and wounding many more Iraqi police and medical officials said.

Hadi Mizban Associated Press
Smoke rises over central Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009, after a massive bomb attack on the Foreign Ministry. A series of deadly explosions targeting government and commercial buildings struck Baghdad Wednesday, killing scores and wounding more than 300, Iraqi police and medical officials said.

Khalid Mohammed Associated Press
An Iraqi policeman flees the Iraqi Foreign Ministry building after a massive bomb attack in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009. A series of explosions struck the Iraqi capital Wednesday, targeting primarily government and commercial buildings, killing more than a dozen people and wounding more than 100 others, Iraqi officials said.

Khalid Mohammed Associated Press
Iraqi policemen and civilians stand in wreckage after a car bomb explosion near the Finance Ministry in northern Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009. A series of deadly explosions targeting government and commercial buildings struck Baghdad Wednesday, killing scores of people and wounding many more Iraqi police and medical officials said.

Hadi Mizban Associated Press