Baghdad on Tuesday 2 November went through its worst day of attacks in months, with suicide bombers striking several areas at the same time, killing scores of people (unconfirmed numbers vary from 20 to 80) and injuring many more (unconfirmed numbers vary from 150-300) several news agencies are reporting. There is confusion over the number of blasts, but fear of a revived insurgency appears to be growing among officials and media closely following Iraq since the US pulled out earlier in 2010. The east side of the city was under curfew as night fell, Iraqi government authorities say.

Updates from Guardian, AP/Washington Post, Reuters

Two massive bombs went off in the central part of Baghdad, killing more than 75 people and leaving more than 300 wounded. A  truck with a bomb hidden in it went off outside of the Iraqi foreign ministry, just outside of  the protected Green Zone. It left a crater 3 metres deep and 10 metres wide. Another bomb went off near the finance ministry. Several smaller explosions, believed to be mortars, were also reported. It was the deadliest day since the US military forces handed back security to the Iraqi forces. Bomb attacks are still common in Baghdad but have tended to target poor Shia neighbourhoods. BBC, CNN