Bombings in Baghdad kill 56 on eve of Iraq war anniversary

Guardian UK - Hisham Shouar was 200 metres from his shop when the car bomb detonated, killing six people and injuring three others a short distance from the fortified Green Zone.

The blast tore through his shop, where he sells toys and groceries, as well as a currency exchange and a pharmacy, setting fire to the cars parked around it.  Read more.