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Suicide Bomber Kills at Least 45 in Iraq

Security forces and civilians inspect the site of a massive bomb attack in Hillah, about 95 kilometers south of Baghdad, Iraq, March 9, 2014. 
1/5 Security forces and civilians inspect the site of a massive bomb attack in Hillah, about 95 kilometers south of Baghdad, Iraq, March 9, 2014. 
Police in southern Iraq say a suicide bomber detonated his explosive-rigged minibus at a security checkpoint, killing at least 45 people and wounding more than 157 others.
Iraqi security forces and firefighters inspect the site of a suicide attack in Hilla, Iraq, March 9, 2014. 
2/5 Iraqi security forces and firefighters inspect the site of a suicide attack in Hilla, Iraq, March 9, 2014. 
Police in southern Iraq say a suicide bomber detonated his explosive-rigged minibus at a security checkpoint, killing at least 45 people and wounding more than 157 others.
A woman reacts during a funeral of a victim who was killed in an attack in Hilla, Najaf, Iraq, March 9, 2014. 
3/5 A woman reacts during a funeral of a victim who was killed in an attack in Hilla, Najaf, Iraq, March 9, 2014. 
Police in southern Iraq say a suicide bomber detonated his explosive-rigged minibus at a security checkpoint, killing at least 45 people and wounding more than 157 others.
Security forces and civilians inspect the site of a massive bomb attack where a suicide car bomber set off his explosive-laden vehicle at a security checkpoint, Hillah, Iraq, March 9, 2014.<br /> <br /> <br />
4/5 Security forces and civilians inspect the site of a massive bomb attack where a suicide car bomber set off his explosive-laden vehicle at a security checkpoint, Hillah, Iraq, March 9, 2014.
Police in southern Iraq say a suicide bomber detonated his explosive-rigged minibus at a security checkpoint, killing at least 45 people and wounding more than 157 others.
Civilians inspect the site of a massive bomb attack in Hillah, Iraq, March 9, 2014.&nbsp;
5/5 Civilians inspect the site of a massive bomb attack in Hillah, Iraq, March 9, 2014. 
Police in southern Iraq say a suicide bomber detonated his explosive-rigged minibus at a security checkpoint, killing at least 45 people and wounding more than 157 others.
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Police in southern Iraq say a suicide bomber detonated his explosive-rigged minibus at a security checkpoint, killing at least 45 people and wounding more than 157 others.

Officials say the blast, which set many cars ablaze, was set off Sunday at the northern entrance of the Shi'ite-dominated city of Hillah, about 100 kilometers south of Baghdad.

There has been no claim of responsibility for the attack.

Iraq has been experiencing its worst violence in recent years, driven primarily by widespread discontent among its Sunni Arab minority and by the civil war in neighboring Syria. More than 1,400 people have been killed this year.
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