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Baghdad attack: Devastating scenes of carnage in Karada

The massive blast, the deadliest in Iraq this year, struck a crowded shopping street in the centre of the Iraqi capital.

People gather at the site of a suicide car bomb in the Karada shopping area in Iraq's capital, Baghdad [Khalid al Mousily/Reuters]
People gather at the site of a suicide car bomb in the Karada shopping area in Iraq's capital, Baghdad [Khalid al Mousily/Reuters]
4 Jul 2016

More than 200 people have been killed in Iraq’s capital, Baghdad, in a suicide bombing attack claimed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS) group.

The bomb early on Sunday struck a crowded shopping area in the Karada district in central Baghdad, as people were gathering on one of the last evenings of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

Hundreds were also wounded in the powerful blast, and there were fears the death toll could rise even further as the bodies of some of the victims were still being pulled from the rubble of devastated buildings.

The massive bombing attack in Karada was the deadliest in Iraq so far this year.

The death toll from the blast in Karada, a predominantly Shia neighbourhood in central Baghdad, rose to over 200 on Monday [Khalid al Mousily/Reuters]
The death toll from the blast in Karada, a predominantly Shia neighbourhood in central Baghdad, rose to over 200 on Monday [Khalid al Mousily/Reuters]
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Hundreds were wounded when a lorry packed with explosives blew up in a busy shopping street filled with people after they had broken their fast [Ali Abbas/EPA]
Hundreds were wounded when a lorry packed with explosives blew up in a busy shopping street filled with people after they had broken their fast [Ali Abbas/EPA]
People inspect the site of the suicide car bomb in the Karada [Khalid al Mousily/Reuters]
People inspect the site of the suicide car bomb in the Karada [Khalid al Mousily/Reuters]
There were fears the death toll could rise even further. [Khalid al Mousily/Reuters]
There were fears the death toll could rise even further. [Khalid al Mousily/Reuters]
Iraqi firefighters and civilians evacuate bodies of victims killed in the bomb attack. [AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed]
Iraqi firefighters and civilians evacuate bodies of victims killed in the bomb attack. [AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed]
Many of the victims were women and children who were inside a multi-storey shopping and amusement mall. [AP Photo/Hadi Mizban]
Many of the victims were women and children who were inside a multi-storey shopping and amusement mall. [AP Photo/Hadi Mizban]
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People light candles at the scene of the massive suicide attack in the busy commercial district where people were shopping for the upcoming Eid al-Fitr holiday. [AP Photo/Hadi Mizban]
People light candles at the scene of the massive suicide attack in the busy commercial district where people were shopping for the upcoming Eid al-Fitr holiday. [AP Photo/Hadi Mizban]
Mourners during a funeral of a victim who was killed in the Karada bombing. [Alaa Al-Marjani/Reuters]
Mourners during a funeral of a victim who was killed in the Karada bombing. [Alaa Al-Marjani/Reuters]
The bombing was the deadliest in the country this year and came after Iraqi forces late last month dislodged ISIL fighters from Fallujah. [Alaa Al-Marjani/Reuters]
The bombing was the deadliest in the country this year and came after Iraqi forces late last month dislodged ISIL fighters from Fallujah. [Alaa Al-Marjani/Reuters]
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