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In pictures: Deadly blast in Baghdad's Karrada district

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image captionThe blast struck at about midnight, when the street in Karrada was busy.
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image captionPeople were eating and shopping after sundown during the holy month of Ramadan.
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image captionThe Islamic State group said it was behind the bombing.
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image captionA number of children are believed to be among the dead.
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image captionThe popular al-Hadi Centre was badly damaged in the explosion.
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image captionThe blast was the deadliest to strike Iraq this year.
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image captionA huge clear-up operation was under way.
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image captionFunerals for the many victims have started.

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