Photo Gallery Death and Destruction in Baghdad on Nov. 23, 2006

Nov. 23, 2006 was a dark day in the Iraqi capital city. According to the war protocols, 317 people died -- the majority, 181, in a series of attacks in Baghdad's Sadr City district. SPIEGEL ONLINE has collected the most dramatic images of the day in a photo gallery.
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Nov. 23, 2006 was a dark day in the Iraqi capital Baghdad. According to the war protocols, 317 people died -- the majority, 181, in a series of attacks in Baghdad's Sadr City district.

Foto: KAREEM RAHEEM/ REUTERS
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Here, locals examine the scene of a bomb attack. One boy looks at a pool of blood on the ground. A victim's shoe can also be seen. The power of the blasts destroyed the windshields of many cars.

Foto: KAREEM RAHEEM/ REUTERS
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In 2006, three years after the beginning of the Iraq war, violence in the country escalated, particularly between Shiites and Sunnis. This photo shows people taking away the body of a victim in a bloodstained sheet.

Foto: KAREEM RAHEEM/ REUTERS
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The hospitals were overwhelmed by the number of victims. This picture shows bodies lying outside a hospital morgue in Sadr City. There wasn't enough space for them inside the morgue.

Foto: KAREEM RAHEEM/ REUTERS
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Local residents examine the scene of one attack. They are standing next to a pool of blood, beside a vehicle that was turned over by the force of the blast.

Foto: KAREEM RAHEEM/ REUTERS
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This car was completely destroyed in the explosion. The nearby buildings were also damaged by the blast.

Foto: KARIM KADIM/ ASSOCIATED PRESS
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These paper flowers at the scene of a bomb attack were part of wedding decorations.

Foto: ? Kareem Raheem / Reuters/ REUTERS
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This image taken from TV footage shows Iraqis trying to help victims from a vehicle after a car bombing in Sadr City.

Foto: Anonymous/ ASSOCIATED PRESS
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The scene of another attack in Baghdad on Nov. 23. This one took place outside Sadr City.

Foto: HADI MIZBAN/ ASSOCIATED PRESS
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A woman stands at the bedside of a wounded relative in a Baghdad hospital after a coalition attack in Sadr City.

Foto: KARIM KADIM/ ASSOCIATED PRESS
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The survivers have to learn to cope with the physical and psychological consequences. This man was seriously injured in the attacks and ended up in a Sadr City hospital.

Foto: AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/ AFP
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A total of 70 fatal incidents were recorded on Nov. 23, 2006 in Iraq -- but not this one. According to local police, US soldiers and Iraqi units killed four Iraqis in an early morning raid. These men are standing in front of a car window which was hit by a bullet during the raid.

Foto: KARIM KADIM/ ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Disbelief and grief for the families of those killed. These brothers are waiting outside a hospital for their brother's body to be released. The man was killed during a raid on a minibus. According to US military information, troops were searching for a soldier who had been kidnapped in Baghdad.

Foto: ? Kareem Raheem / Reuters/ REUTERS