Sentence examples for blasts struck from inspiring English sources

The bulk of the blasts struck in mainly Shiite parts of Baghdad shortly after nightfall.

A1 Four car bomb blasts struck a central Baghdad commercial district, killing at least 17 people.

Smaller blasts struck the Shiite city of Hilla, south of Baghdad, and Anbar Province and Samarra, in central Iraq.

BAGHDAD — Two insurgent bomb blasts struck Thursday at pro-American Iraqi targets in Anbar Province just west of Baghdad and in the northern city of Mosul.

Two other blasts struck police stations, one in southwest Baghdad that killed two people and a suicide bomber and the other in the northern part of the city.

The blasts struck areas crowded with people, but outside the security cordon that surrounds the shrines, said Amal al-Dheen al-Hir, governor of Karbala Province.

The blast struck during a shift change, as tired overnight officers were heading home.

An earlier blast struck a police patrol in the city, killing two.

Another blast struck Zafaraniya in southeastern Baghdad, killing 6 and wounding 15, officials said.

One blast struck a guard post at the barracks, spraying shards of green glass around the entrance.

Police said the first blast struck a bus and taxi rank during rush hour in the Sadr City neighbourhood.