(19 Apr 2007) HEADLINE: Burials in Baghdad after deadly bombings (iraq)
CAPTION: Relatives of victims from Wednesday's deadly bombings in Baghdad are collecting their loved ones from a mortuary as the site of the worst blast remains littered with debris. (April 19)
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Baghdad residents are getting a clear picture of the devastation from Wednesday's bombings. Sunni insurgents are being blamed for hitting Shiite targets in the city -- killing 183 people. The U-S military says ITS findings point to al-Qaida in Iraq being behind at least one of the bombings.
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At this market -- minibuses were lining up, getting ready to take workers home after a day on the job when a bomb went off. Among the dead, men who were rebuilding the market after a February Third bombing.
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Wednesday's blast was so big it left a crater in the pavement about nine feet wide and three feet deep.
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It also leaves families grieving for their loved ones as they head to the Imam Ali hospital mortuary to collect remains for burial.
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Bodies are placed into wooden coffins and carried away.
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Muslim tradition calls for the dead to be buried hours, not days, after death.
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