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Wave of deadly bombings strike Iraq

Updated 10:05 AM EDT, Sun August 11, 2013
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A woman inspects the aftermath of a car bomb attack on a store in Baghdad on Sunday, August 11. <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2013%2F08%2F10%2Fworld%2Fmeast%2Firaq-violence%2Findex.html">Bloodshed erupted Saturday throughout Iraq</a> as dozens were killed and more than 190 wounded in a wave of bombings amid Eid festivities, which mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan.
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A woman inspects the aftermath of a car bomb attack on a store in Baghdad on Sunday, August 11. Bloodshed erupted Saturday throughout Iraq as dozens were killed and more than 190 wounded in a wave of bombings amid Eid festivities, which mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan.
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People clean up the aftermath of a car bomb attack on a convenience store in the Shaab neighborhood of Baghdad on August 11.
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People clean up the aftermath of a car bomb attack on a convenience store in the Shaab neighborhood of Baghdad on August 11.
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A man cleans up debris in Baghdad on August 11.
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A man cleans up debris in Baghdad on August 11.
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People inspect the scene of a bombing at a store in Baghdad on August 11.
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People inspect the scene of a bombing at a store in Baghdad on August 11.
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Victims of a car bomb attack in Nasiriyah City, south of Baghdad, emerge from the scene of an attack on Saturday, August 10.
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Victims of a car bomb attack in Nasiriyah City, south of Baghdad, emerge from the scene of an attack on Saturday, August 10.
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People gather at the site of a car bomb that exploded August 10 in Nasiriyah City, 233 miles (375 kilometers) south of Baghdad.
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People gather at the site of a car bomb that exploded August 10 in Nasiriyah City, 233 miles (375 kilometers) south of Baghdad.
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An Iraqi man walks carefully at the site of a car bomb attack in Karbala on August 10.
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An Iraqi man walks carefully at the site of a car bomb attack in Karbala on August 10.
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Men inspect the site of a car bomb attack in Karbala on August 10.
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Men inspect the site of a car bomb attack in Karbala on August 10.
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Onlookers gather at the site of a car bomb attack August 10 in Kirkuk, 155 miles (250 kilometers) north of Baghdad.
Wave of deadly bombings strike Iraq —
Onlookers gather at the site of a car bomb attack August 10 in Kirkuk, 155 miles (250 kilometers) north of Baghdad.
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First responders inspect the scene of a car bomb attack near a mosque in Kirkuk on August 10.
Wave of deadly bombings strike Iraq —
First responders inspect the scene of a car bomb attack near a mosque in Kirkuk on August 10.
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Smoke rises from the scene of a car bomb attack in the Baghdad suburb of Kadhimiya on August 10.
Wave of deadly bombings strike Iraq —
Smoke rises from the scene of a car bomb attack in the Baghdad suburb of Kadhimiya on August 10.
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Smoke rising from a bomb attack in Tuz Khormato can be seen from a rooftop on August 10.
Wave of deadly bombings strike Iraq —
Smoke rising from a bomb attack in Tuz Khormato can be seen from a rooftop on August 10.
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