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REUTERSA soldiers boot and blood stains are seen on the ground after a bomb attack occurred in Alawi district in central Baghdad December 22, 2011. A series of explosions hit Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least seven people in the first wave of attacks

REUTERSIraqi security forces inspect the site of the bomb attack in Baghdads Shaab District, northern Baghdad, December 22, 2011. The toll from a series of explosions that rocked Baghdad on Thursday rose to 57 killed and 179 others wounded, Iraqs health m

REUTERSIraqi security forces inspect the site of the bomb attack in Baghdads Shaab District, northern Baghdad, December 22, 2011. The toll from a series of explosions that rocked Baghdad on Thursday rose to 57 killed and 179 others wounded, Iraqs health m

REUTERSIraqi security forces inspect the site of the bomb attack in Baghdads Shaab District, northern Baghdad, December 22, 2011. The death toll from a series of bomb attacks in the Iraqi capital has climbed to at least 40, with scores wounded, a governme

REUTERSA soldier stands guard near a burnt vehicle after a bomb attack in Alawi district in central Baghdad December 22, 2011. A series of blasts and a suicide bomber hit mainly Shiite areas in Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least 40 people in the first

dapdIraqi security forces inspect a crater caused by a car bomb attack in the Karrada neighborhood in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Dec. 22, 2011. A series of blasts Thursday morning in Baghdad killing and wounding scores of people in a coordinated attack desi

dapdIraqi security forces inspect a crater caused by a car bomb attack in the neighborhood of Karrada in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Dec. 22, 2011. A series of blasts Thursday morning in Baghdad killing and wounding scores of people in a coordinated attack d

dapdIraqi security forces and people inspect the scene of a car bomb attack in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Dec. 22, 2011. A series of blasts Thursday morning in Baghdad killing and wounding scores of people in a coordinated attack designed to wreak havoc acr

dapdIraqi security forces inspect a crater caused by a car bomb attack in the neighborhood of Karrada in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Dec. 22, 2011. A series of blasts Thursday morning in Baghdad killing and wounding scores of people in a coordinated attack d

REUTERSA burnt vehicle is seen after a bomb attack took place in Baghdads Bayaa district December 22, 2011. A rash of bombings hit Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least 57 people in the first big attack on Iraqs capital since a crisis between its Shiite M

REUTERSAn Iraqi soldier stands at the site of the bomb attack in Baghdads Shaab District, northern Baghdad, December 22, 2011. The death toll from a series of bomb attacks in the Iraqi capital has climbed to at least 40, with scores wounded, a government

dapdIraqi security forces gather the scene of a car bomb attack in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Dec. 22, 2011. A wave of bombings ripped across Baghdad on Thursday morning killing and wounding hundreds of people, Iraqi officials said, in the worst violence Ir