Multiple bombings in Iraq killed at least 23 people and wounded more than 40 others.
Bombings Kill 23 in Iraq
![A destroyed vehicle is towed from the site of a bomb attack in Baghdad's Karrada district, Iraq, December 31, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/669d1ca8-a369-41a7-ad0b-8fb1c3482f4f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A destroyed vehicle is towed from the site of a bomb attack in Baghdad's Karrada district, Iraq, December 31, 2012.
![A resident is seen behind the broken windshield of vehicle after a bomb attack in Baghdad's Karrada district, Iraq, December 31, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/4d3411a7-7fe8-44f3-af99-fabaa06616c4_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A resident is seen behind the broken windshield of vehicle after a bomb attack in Baghdad's Karrada district, Iraq, December 31, 2012.
![Iraqi Federal police search Shi'ite pilgrims marching to Karbala for Arbaeen in Baghdad, Iraq, December 31, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/74dceaee-9f41-4d37-850a-e692af86cbea_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Iraqi Federal police search Shi'ite pilgrims marching to Karbala for Arbaeen in Baghdad, Iraq, December 31, 2012.
![Iraqi Shi'ite Muslim pilgrims walk to the holy city of Karbala to mark Arbaeen in Baghdad's Doura district, Iraq, December 31, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/b5ec44a7-cab0-4398-b1a6-988ebc500c9e_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Iraqi Shi'ite Muslim pilgrims walk to the holy city of Karbala to mark Arbaeen in Baghdad's Doura district, Iraq, December 31, 2012.