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Local residents in the Karada and Nasr neighbourhoods of the Iraqi capital woke to scenes of destruction on Tuesday (June 25), the aftermath of ten deadly car bombs that exploded across Baghdad on Monday (June 24).

The attacks killed nearly 40 people in markets and garages on the evening of a Shi'ite Muslim celebration, police and medical sources said.

Some of the attacks targeted districts where Shi'ites were commemorating the anniversary of the birth of a revered Imam, but there also were explosions in mixed neighbourhoods and districts with a high population of Sunnis.

The violence reinforced a growing trend since the start of the year, with more than 1,000 people killed in militant attacks in May alone, making it the deadliest month since the sectarian bloodletting of 2006-07.

Local residents in the Nasr neighbourhood woke to scenes of chaos on Monday, with wrecka