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In pictures: Iraq blasts
Iraqi soldier at the site of a car bomb explosion in Baghdad
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Iraq has been rocked by a wave of apparently co-ordinated bomb attacks, which killed at least 27 people.
Iraqi policemen at the scene of a car bomb explosion in Baghdad
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The blasts targeted Iraqi police or national guards in and around Baghdad.
Injured civilian in Baghdad hospital
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Dozens of civilians also suffered.
Iraqi soldier at the site of a car bomb explosion in Baghdad
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Soldiers picked through the belongings of the dead.
Iraqi soldiers at the site of a car bomb explosion in Baghdad
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No-one has admitted responsibility for the attacks, which wounded more than 100.
Destroyed building at site of a car bomb explosion in Baghdad
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Four of the blasts took place in the Sunni-dominated neighbourhood of Adhamiya.
Pool of blood at the site of a car bomb explosion in Baghdad
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Pools of blood stained the streets.
Destroyed car at the site of a car bomb explosion in Baghdad
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Cars were gutted by the morning attacks.



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