At least 63 people were killed in coordinated bomb attacks in the Iraqi capital Baghdad on Thursday.
It was the deadliest day of bombings since August, and comes as the country worries about renewed sectarian violence in the wake of the U.S. pulling out its troops.
From Al Jazeera:
Iraqi officials said the bombs struck in the Allawi, Bab al-Muatham and Karrada districts of central Baghdad, the Adhamiyah, Shuala and Shaab neighbourhoods in the north, Jadriyah in the east, Ghazaliyah in the west and al-Amil and Dura in the south.
The largest explosion took place near the Rahbaat (Sisters) hospital and the Integrity and Transparency Directorate in Karrada district, sources told Al Jazeera.
The blast caused great material damage and the bodies of those killed were laid out in the streets, eyewitnesses said.>
