Double car bombings in Sadr City kill more than 20, dozens hurt

(28 Oct 2012) SHOTLIST Site of first blast in Sadr City 1. Wide of onlookers gathered around wreckage of car bomb with cars driving by 2. Mid of residents examining wreckage of car bomb 3. Close up onlookers by wrecked car 4. Various of residents standing by wreckage of car Site of second blast in Sadr City 5. Wide of burnt out minibus and damaged cars 6. People walking among damaged cars 7. Residents gathered by damaged cars 8. Close of burnt out minibus 9. Residents examining damaged cars 10. Close of burnt out car 11. Scattered parts of car wreckage and clothes 12. Various of wrecked cars 13. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) vox pop, Sadr City resident (no name given): "Innocent people were killed: workers, vendors who were selling onions, tomatoes, and vegetables. Allahu Akbar!" 14. Wide of blast site 15. Corridor at al-Sadr Hospital 16. Various of injured people lying on beds, including child with amputated foot 17. Various exteriors of Sadr Hospital STORYLINE Residents in the Shiite neighbourhood of Sadr City, Baghdad, were on Sunday mourning their dead and assessing the damage caused by two car bombs which went off late on Saturday, killing at least 22 people and wounding dozens. Iraqi insurgents unleashed a string of bombings and other attacks primarily targeting the country's Shiite community on Saturday, leaving at least 40 dead in a challenge to government efforts to promote a sense of stability by preventing attacks during the major Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha. The deadliest attacks struck in the evening in Sadr City. Police said a car packed with explosives blew up near a market, killing 12 people and wounding 27. Half an hour later, a second car bomb went off in one of Sadr City's bus stations, killing 10 and injuring 31. The bloodshed appeared to be the worst in Iraq since September 9, when insurgents launched a wave of bombings and other attacks that left at least 92 dead in one of the country's bloodiest days this year. The attacks underscored the difficulties facing the country's leadership as it struggles to keep its citizens safe. Authorities had increased security in hopes of preventing attacks during the four-day Eid al-Adha celebrations, when people are off work and families gather in public places. Violence has ebbed across Iraq, but insurgents frequently attack security forces and civilians in an attempt to undermine the country's Shiite-led government. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...