A large crater was created by the U.S. bombing of a suspected bunker that may have been occupied by Saddam Hussein, his two sons, and top Iraqi leadership. (Carolyn Cole / LAT)
A U.S. A-10 Warthog drops flares to deflect anti-aircraft fire over central Baghdad. An A-10 was shot down today by Iraqi forces, but the pilot ejected and was rescued. (Carolyn Cole / LAT)
Iraqi civilians rush to Al Kindi Hospital with a fatally wounded relative. (Carolyn Cole / LAT)
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Smoke rises from a U.S. bombing just outside the grounds of the Presidential Palace in central Baghdad. (Carolyn Cole / LAT)
A government building burns near the Presidential Republican Palace. (Carolyn Cole / LAT)
U.S. tanks on one of the main bridges into Baghdad fire toward Iraqi forces. (Carolyn Cole / LAT)
Journalists gather outside the Palestine Hotel to pay tribute to colleagues who were killed and injured when U.S. forces fired on the hotel. (Carolyn Cole / LAT)