Attacks in Baghdad

epa03041228 Iraqis stand next to debris at the scene of a car bomb attack at Karada district, in central Baghdad, Iraq, 22 December 2011. At least 74 people were killed on 22 December in a string of bombings in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, security and health officials said. It was the first large-scale attack after a crisis between Shiite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and two Sunni Muslim political rivals erupted this week following the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq. More than 180 people were wounded in the apparently coordinated attacks, which involved 13 car bombs and roadside explosives that went off during the morning rush hour. EPA/ALI ABBAS