In pictures: Karbala attack

In the minutes after a suicide bomber struck in the Iraqi city of Karbala, people were using blankets and stretchers to remove the bodies of the dead.

A market trolley was used to trundle some victims away.

At least 42 people are known to have been killed. Brushes were used to clear up the blood and debris.

A fire engine's hose wiped away the traces of the carnage.

Security forces stood around with rifles at the ready in a city which has been targeted by bombers in the past.

The Iraqi capital, Baghdad, also saw several bomb attacks. At least nine people were killed.

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