Hospital and medical officials say a series of explosions targeting government and commercial buildings in Baghdad killed at least 75 people and wounded more than 300. The attacks started shortly after 10 a.m. on Wednesday, striking first near the finance ministry in northern Baghdad and then minutes later, near the foreign ministry next to the fortified Green Zone, The Associated Press reported. The deadliest of the blasts was a car bomb near the foreign ministry, which killed dozens and wounded more than 250. The officials expect the toll to climb. They say five other explosions, mostly from car bombs, tore through Baghdad, killing at least 12 people and wounding dozens more.
