In pictures: Deadly blast in Baghdad's Karrada district

Iraqi women walk past a damaged building at the site of a suicide car bombing claimed by the Islamic State group on July 3, 2016 in Baghdad's central Karrada districtAFP/Getty Images

The blast struck at about midnight, when the street in Karrada was busy.

People gather at the site of a suicide car bomb in the Karrada shopping area, in Baghdad, Iraq July 3, 2016Reuters

People were eating and shopping after sundown during the holy month of Ramadan.

People gather at the site of a suicide car bomb in the Karrada shopping area, in Baghdad, Iraq July 3, 2016Reuters

The Islamic State group said it was behind the bombing.

Iraqi firefighters and civilians carry bodies of victims killed in a car bomb at a commercial area in Karrada neighbourhood, Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, July 3, 2016AP

A number of children are believed to be among the dead.

Iraqi firefighters try to extinguish a fire as civilians gather after a car bomb at a commercial area in Karrada neighbourhood, Baghdad, Iraq, early Sunday, July 3, 2016.AP

The popular al-Hadi Centre was badly damaged in the explosion.

Iraqis, including firefighters, gather at the site of a suicide car bombing claimed by the Islamic State group on July 3, 2016 in Baghdad"s central Karrada district.AFP/Getty Images

The blast was the deadliest to strike Iraq this year.

Car cleared away in Karrada, Baghdad. 3 July 2015Getty Images

A huge clear-up operation was under way.

Funeral for bombing victim in the holy Iraqi city of Najaf on July 3, 2016Getty Images

Funerals for the many victims have started.

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