Wave of Iraq blasts kills 57, decade after invasion
By The Associated Press
This article was published March 19, 2013 at 6:59 a.m.
BAGHDAD — A wave of bombings tore through Baghdad on Tuesday morning, killing at least 57 people in a spasm of violence on the eve of the 10th anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion.
Tuesday's attacks were mostly by car bombs and targeted mainly Shiite areas, small restaurants, day laborers and bus stops in the Iraqi capital and nearby towns over a span of more than two hours.
Along with 57 killed, over 200 people were wounded in the attacks, officials said.
The bombings came 10 years to the day that Washington announced the start of the invasion on March 19, 2003, though by that time it was already the following morning in Iraq.
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