In pictures: Baghdad bloodshed

1 of 9 The father and uncle of an eight-year-old boy cradle his body after a series of bombs kills more than 30 children in Baghdad.

2 of 9 Another father rushes his daughter to hospital. Doctors struggled to treat the many injured.

3 of 9 The first of the bombs exploded as a convoy of US troops passed by a water treatment centre.

4 of 9 More explosions followed, apparently targeting those who had gone to help the wounded.

5 of 9 US troops rooted through the debris, searching for more hidden explosives.

6 of 9 At least 10 US marines were among the injured.

7 of 9 Earlier in the day, a car exploded at a checkpoint near the notorious Abu Ghraib prison, reportedly injuring 60 people.

8 of 9 A woman cries out at the carnage inflicted on one of Baghdad's bloodiest days this year.

9 of 9 After the panic, there were scenes of desolation at the hospitals where relatives had brought their dead and injured.