Iraqi men carry a coffin in the holy Iraqi city of Najaf on July 3, 2016, during a funeral procession for the victims of a suicide bombing that ripped through Baghdad's busy shopping district of Karrada. ─ AFP

Iraq mourns as Baghdad bleeds

Over 200 people died in an IS-claimed suicide attack on a busy market thronged by shoppers in Baghdad.
AFP | AP | Reuters Published July 4, 2016

Iraqis mourn for three days after a suicide attack in a busy Baghdad shopping district claimed by the militant Islamic State group killed over 200 people and left more than 200 others injured.

The attack, one of the deadliest militant attacks Iraq has seen, came a week after Iraqi forces recaptured Fallujah from IS, leaving Mosul as the only Iraqi city under IS control.

The suicide car bombing ripped through a crowded shopping area and sparked infernos in nearby buildings as crowds of people watched from the rubble-filled street.

The blast hit the Karrada district early Sunday as the area was packed with shoppers ahead of this week's holiday marking the end of Ramazan.

A member of the civil defence forces said it would take "a number of days" to recover the bodies of the victims.

Mourners react during a funeral of a victim who was killed in a suicide car bomb in the Karrada shopping area in Baghdad, during the funeral in Najaf, south of Baghdad, Iraq, July 3, 2016. ─ Reuters
Mourners react during a funeral of a victim who was killed in a suicide car bomb in the Karrada shopping area in Baghdad, during the funeral in Najaf, south of Baghdad, Iraq, July 3, 2016. ─ Reuters

Iraqi security forces and civilians gather at the site after a car bomb hit Karada, a busy shopping district in the center of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, July 3, 2016. ─ AP
Iraqi security forces and civilians gather at the site after a car bomb hit Karada, a busy shopping district in the center of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, July 3, 2016. ─ AP

An Iraqi Man looks for victims at the site of a car bomb attack at a commercial area in Karada neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, July 3, 2016. ─ AP
An Iraqi Man looks for victims at the site of a car bomb attack at a commercial area in Karada neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, July 3, 2016. ─ AP

Iraqis evacuate a body from the site of a suicide car bombing claimed by the Islamic State group on July 3, 2016 in Baghdad's central Karrada district. ─ AFP
Iraqis evacuate a body from the site of a suicide car bombing claimed by the Islamic State group on July 3, 2016 in Baghdad's central Karrada district. ─ AFP

An Iraqi man mourns in the holy Iraqi city of Najaf during the funeral procession for the victims of a suicide bombing that ripped through Baghdad's busy shopping district of Karrada on July 3, 2016. ─ AFP
An Iraqi man mourns in the holy Iraqi city of Najaf during the funeral procession for the victims of a suicide bombing that ripped through Baghdad's busy shopping district of Karrada on July 3, 2016. ─ AFP

Iraqi women stand on July 4, 2016 at a site barricaded with a security red tape in Baghdad's Karrada neighbourhood a day after an attack took place. ─ AFP
Iraqi women stand on July 4, 2016 at a site barricaded with a security red tape in Baghdad's Karrada neighbourhood a day after an attack took place. ─ AFP

Iraqis react as they visit the aftermath of a massive bombing in Baghdad's Karrada neighbourhood on July 4, 2016. ─ AFP
Iraqis react as they visit the aftermath of a massive bombing in Baghdad's Karrada neighbourhood on July 4, 2016. ─ AFP

Iraqis mourn after they lost five members of their family in a suicide bombing that ripped through Baghdad's busy shopping district of Karrada, during the funeral of the victims in the holy Iraqi city of Najaf on July 3, 2016. ─ AFP
Iraqis mourn after they lost five members of their family in a suicide bombing that ripped through Baghdad's busy shopping district of Karrada, during the funeral of the victims in the holy Iraqi city of Najaf on July 3, 2016. ─ AFP

Iraqi men mourn over bodies after they lost five members of their family in a suicide bombing that ripped through Baghdad's busy shopping district of Karrada, during their funeral in the holy Iraqi city of Najaf on July 3, 2016. ─ AFP
Iraqi men mourn over bodies after they lost five members of their family in a suicide bombing that ripped through Baghdad's busy shopping district of Karrada, during their funeral in the holy Iraqi city of Najaf on July 3, 2016. ─ AFP

Iraqis react as they visit the aftermath of a massive bombing in Baghdad's Karrada neighbourhood on July 4, 2016. ─ AFP
Iraqis react as they visit the aftermath of a massive bombing in Baghdad's Karrada neighbourhood on July 4, 2016. ─ AFP

Iraqi women walk past a damaged building at the site of a suicide car bombing claimed by the Islamic State group on July 3, 2016 in Baghdad's central Karrada district. ─ AFP
Iraqi women walk past a damaged building at the site of a suicide car bombing claimed by the Islamic State group on July 3, 2016 in Baghdad's central Karrada district. ─ AFP

An Iraqi woman grieves at the scene of a deadly suicide a car bomb at a commercial area in Karada neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, July 3, 2016. ─ AP
An Iraqi woman grieves at the scene of a deadly suicide a car bomb at a commercial area in Karada neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, July 3, 2016. ─ AP

Residents light candles at the site after a suicide bombing in the Karrada shopping area, in Baghdad, Iraq July 3, 2016. ─ Reuters
Residents light candles at the site after a suicide bombing in the Karrada shopping area, in Baghdad, Iraq July 3, 2016. ─ Reuters

An Iraqi woman whose flat was destroyed in a massive bombing in Baghdad's Karrada neighbourhood reacts as she visits the aftermath of the attack on July 4, 2016. ─ AFP
An Iraqi woman whose flat was destroyed in a massive bombing in Baghdad's Karrada neighbourhood reacts as she visits the aftermath of the attack on July 4, 2016. ─ AFP

Firemen hose down a burning building as civilians gather after a suicide car bomb occurred in the Karrada shopping area in Baghdad, Iraq July 3, 2016. ─ Reuters
Firemen hose down a burning building as civilians gather after a suicide car bomb occurred in the Karrada shopping area in Baghdad, Iraq July 3, 2016. ─ Reuters

Candles are seen at the site after a suicide bombing in the Karrada shopping area, in Baghdad, Iraq July 3, 2016. ─ Reuters
Candles are seen at the site after a suicide bombing in the Karrada shopping area, in Baghdad, Iraq July 3, 2016. ─ Reuters

Comments (5) Closed
Sunil
Jul 04, 2016 09:13pm
The world needs to come to an end, when see such graphic pictures.
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Humanity
Jul 04, 2016 10:40pm
Humanity needs to come out of this menace - repeatedly such acts done in the name of the religion. Tears of the mothers, wives and children of the deceased certainly are not making the way to Jannat for the perpetrators of such heinous acts.
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Abbas Khan
Jul 05, 2016 11:37am
@Sunil Well said!
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Waseem Sarwar
Jul 05, 2016 01:24pm
Unless world stops wealthy Arab states from sponsering ISIS and Taliban, these horror scenes will continue.
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Murtuza
Jul 05, 2016 07:04pm
This is very tragic and sad. The world knows that who are the sponsors of terrorist or extremist organization like ISIS, Taliban, LeT, LJ and others but does nothing to stop these recurring acts of terror. United Nations and all powerful countries must warn Saudi Arabia, Qatar and other rich Arab nations that they must stop providing financial support to all terrorist outfits.
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