Iraqi soldiers inspect the scene of a car bombing in the city of Amarah, 200 miles southeast of Baghdad, Iraq. Three car bombs exploded in quick succession in the market district of the southern Iraqi city, killing at least 41 people and injuring 150 in an oil-rich Shiite region that has largely escaped sectarian bloodshed, authorities said.

First published in the December 12, 2007, 1:32 p.m. edition

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