The cleanup operation is underway in Kerbala following a deadly car bomb that claimed at least three lives.
The attack was one of a series of blasts and shootings which mainly targeted Shi'ite Muslims and security forces across Iraq during a major religious festival.
Hospital sources in Kerbala said this strike wounded 17 people.
(SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) KADHIM HASHIM MAN WOUNDED IN BLAST:
"I am a taxi driver and I was waiting for passengers in the morning when all of a sudden a blast took place. I flew up into the air and then down to earth. I started to crawl and I saw people, wounded people scattered on the ground, some of them had their legs ripped off."
Iraqi Sunni insurgents tied to al Qaeda have repeatedly attacked Shi'ite targets in an attempt to reignite sectarian violence that killed tens of thousands in 2006-2007.
More than 60 people were killed across Iraq during the wave of attacks on Wednesday.
Simon Hanna, Reuters.
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