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Wednesday, 18 April 2007, 15:55 GMT 16:55 UK

In pictures: Baghdad bombs

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A series of bombs have killed scores of people in Baghdad.

A girl on the street near the Karrada bomb site

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The attacks took place in mostly Shia areas. At least 10 people are thought to have died in Karrada.

Blood on the door of a car at Karrada site

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The bomb there went off in a car parked near a private hospital.

Body being removed from the Sadriya blast site

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The worst attack targeted a market in the Sadriya area.

Burnt-out buses at Sadriya market

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The market was being rebuilt after it was destroyed by a bombing in February.

Man weeping in interior of destroyed bus

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The deaths came on top of 130 killed in the February attack.

Crowd flees Sadr bomb site

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There was more bloodshed in Sadr City, where insurgents attacked a police checkpoint.

Firefighters around burnt-out cars at Sadr bomb site

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Firefighters tackled the blaze, which destroyed several vehicles.

Firefighters dousing burnt-out car

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The bomber had detonated a device as he drove into the checkpoint.

Smoke rises from the bomb in the Sadr district

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In what has become an almost daily occurrence, the bombing left many people shocked and helpless.

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