In pictures: Deadly blast in Baghdad's Karrada district

  • 3 July 2016

Images from the aftermath of a large explosion that hit Baghdad's central Karrada district, claimed by the Islamic State group.

  • 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/Getty Images

    The blast struck at about midnight, when the street in Karrada was busy.

  • People gather at the site of a suicide car bomb in the Karrada shopping area, in Baghdad, Iraq July 3, 2016 Reuters

    People were eating and shopping after sundown during the holy month of Ramadan.

  • People gather at the site of a suicide car bomb in the Karrada shopping area, in Baghdad, Iraq July 3, 2016 Reuters

    The Islamic State group said it was behind the bombing.

  • Iraqi firefighters and civilians carry bodies of victims killed in a car bomb at a commercial area in Karrada neighbourhood, Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, July 3, 2016 AP

    A number of children are believed to be among the dead.

  • Iraqi firefighters try to extinguish a fire as civilians gather after a car bomb at a commercial area in Karrada neighbourhood, Baghdad, Iraq, early Sunday, July 3, 2016. AP

    The popular al-Hadi Centre was badly damaged in the explosion.

  • Iraqis, including firefighters, gather 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/Getty Images

    The blast was the deadliest to strike Iraq this year.

  • Car cleared away in Karrada, Baghdad. 3 July 2015 Getty Images

    A huge clear-up operation was under way.

  • Funeral for bombing victim in the holy Iraqi city of Najaf on July 3, 2016 Getty Images

    Funerals for the many victims have started.

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