Photos: Deadly car bombings in Iraq, July 31, 2012

Posted Jul 31, 2012

Two car bombs in central Baghdad killed at least 13 people and wounded 30 more near a busy main intersection, police and hospital sources said on Tuesday. The explosions followed a spate of attacks in Baghdad and across the country a week ago that killed more than 100 people, in a coordinated surge of violence against mostly Shi’ite Muslim targets.

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Security forces gather at the scene of a car bomb explosion in a shopping area in Karradah, Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, July 31, 2012. Iraqi officials say twin car bombings within five minutes of each other have killed and wounded scores of people. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
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Civil defence personnel work at the site of a bomb attack in central Baghdad July 31, 2012. Two car bombs in central Baghdad killed at least 13 people and wounded 30 more near a busy main intersection, police and hospital sources said on Tuesday. REUTERS/Saad Shalash
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Smoke rises from the site of a bomb attack in central Baghdad July 31, 2012. Two car bombs in central Baghdad killed at least 13 people and wounded 30 more near a busy main intersection, police and hospital sources said on Tuesday. Two clouds of black smoke rose above where the two bombs exploded minutes apart. The explosions followed a spate of attacks in Baghdad and across the country a week ago that killed more than 100 people, in a coordinated surge of violence against mostly Shi'ite Muslim targets. REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani
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People and security forces gather at the scene of a car bomb explosion in a shopping area in Karradah, Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, July 31, 2012. Iraqi officials say twin car bombings within five minutes of each other have killed and wounded scores of people. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)
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A man helps a wounded girl after a bomb attack in central Baghdad July 31, 2012. Two car bombs in central Baghdad killed at least 13 people and wounded 30 more near a busy main intersection, police and hospital sources said on Tuesday. REUTERS/Saad Shalash
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A firefighter hoses down a destroyed vehicle at the site of a bomb attack in central Baghdad July 31, 2012. Two car bombs in central Baghdad killed at least 13 people and wounded 30 more near a busy main intersection, police and hospital sources said on Tuesday. REUTERS/Saad Shalash
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Residents gather at the site of a bomb attack in central Baghdad, July 31, 2012. Two car bombs in central Baghdad killed at least 13 people and wounded 30 more near a busy main intersection, police and hospital sources said on Tuesday. REUTERS/Saad Shalash
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Civil defence personnel work at the site of a bomb attack in central Baghdad July 31, 2012. Two car bombs in central Baghdad killed at least 13 people and wounded 30 more near a busy main intersection, police and hospital sources said on Tuesday. REUTERS/Saad Shalash
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Residents gather at the site of a bomb attack in central Baghdad, July 31, 2012. Two car bombs in central Baghdad killed at least 13 people and wounded 30 more near a busy main intersection, police and hospital sources said on Tuesday. REUTERS/Saad Shalash
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Iraqi security personnel inspect the site of a car bomb attack in central Baghdad, July 31, 2012. Two car bombs in central Baghdad killed at least 13 people and wounded 30 more near a busy main intersection, police and hospital sources said on Tuesday. REUTERS/Saad Shalash
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Residents help a wounded man after a bomb attack in central Baghdad July 31, 2012. Two car bombs in central Baghdad killed at least 13 people and wounded 30 more near a busy main intersection, police and hospital sources said on Tuesday. REUTERS/Saad Shalash
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Iraqi security personnel inspect the site of a car bomb attack in central Baghdad, July 31, 2012. Two car bombs in central Baghdad killed at least 13 people and wounded 30 more near a busy main intersection, police and hospital sources said on Tuesday. REUTERS/Saad Shalash
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Iraqi security gather at the site of a twin car bombs in the Karrada area of the capital Baghdad on July 31, 2012, killing 12 people and wounding at least 27 others. AFP PHOTO/ ALI AL-SAADIALI AL-SAADI/AFP/GettyImages
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A fire engine arrives at the scene as Iraqi security gather following twin car bombs in the Karrada area of the capital Baghdad on July 31, 2012, killing 12 people and wounding at least 27 others. AFP PHOTO/ ALI AL-SAADI/AFP/GettyImages
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Security forces gather at the scene of a car bomb explosion in a shopping area in Karradah, Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, July 31, 2012. Iraqi officials say twin car bombings within five minutes of each other have killed and wounded scores of people. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)