16 bombings occurred in Baghdad consecutive

16 consecutive bombings targeting Shiite Muslims has occurred in the capital, Baghdad (Iraq), killing at least 72 people were killed, while pushing the country to face the risk of sectarian conflict and severe ethnic important.

The tragic bombing occurred just days after the last U.S. troops withdrew from Iraq's capital.Newspaper Telegraph , said 16 separate explosions occurred mainly in the area of Shiite Muslims in Baghdad claimed the lives of 72 people and wounded 217, while the authorities to the scene report that was not the final figure.

Witnesses said one of the cases have occurred as suicide bombers, when a man suddenly detonated the bomb hidden in a stolen ambulance near a government office in the district of Karrada, Baghdad, where mainly Shiite officials who work, leaving 23 people dead, including five investigators. A huge cloud of dust rises, along with other parts of the car that hit gold, huge blocks of explosives were used.

Mr. Kamal Maysoun live in a building near the site of the explosion, said: "We hear the sound of a car to run, then the brake sound and a violent explosion. All windows and doors were blown out in, enclosed black smoke of our apartment. "

The authorities could not confirm that the forces behind these attacks, but there are fears the incident could inflate the already conflicting tensions between Shiite and Sunni in this country. After U.S. troops withdrew from Iraq, this conflict could flare up if the situation continues as it is now. Not long after the Sunni vice president wanted for terrorist mastermind, back to the catastrophic bombing targeting Shiite Muslims, making the situation in Iraq as washing your problems.

Here are the pictures of the bloody bombings happened in Iraq:

People gather in front of a shop was destroyed after one bomb
exploded nearby. The ruins still stand the blood of the victim.

One injured in a hospital emergency.

The building near the site of the bombing were severely damaged.

An Iraqi woman who looked calm her house just rubble.

Security personnel to identify the car beside crushed rubble after the explosion.

Black smoke rises following explosions in a row.