poon cho tang SG In Iraq scores of people have been killed in a series of bomb attacks and shootings. The worst incident was a car bomb in Baghdad's mainly Shia district of Kadhimiya.
poon cho tang SG A suicide bomber, in a car packed with explosives, targeted groups of labourers gathered in a busy public square.
poon cho tang SG Distraught relatives gathered at the hospitals waiting for news of loved ones. This man fainted after learning that seven members of his family had been caught up in the blast.
poon cho tang SG Many faced the grisly task of checking bodies to locate their friends and relatives.
poon cho tang SG Some of the victims were torn apart by the force of the blast, to the extent that their remains were just buried at the scene.
poon cho tang SG A massive car bomb explodes in Baghdad's Kadhimiya district, followed by a number of other blasts around the city.
poon cho tang SG Eyewitnesses say a suicide attacker drove his car up to construction workers in Oruba Square, detonating his bomb.
poon cho tang SG More than 100 people were killed in the attack, one of the deadliest in Iraq for weeks.
poon cho tang SG Many of the injured were seriously wounded, a challenge for the hard-pressed doctors.
poon cho tang SG Distraught relatives also gathered at the four hospitals receiving casualties seeking news of their loved ones.
poon cho tang SG As hospitals tended to the injured, reports were coming in of other attacks in Baghdad.
