BAGHDAD - Militants unleashed a wave of car bombings in Iraq on Tuesday, killing at least 34 people and sending thick, black smoke into the Baghdad skies in a show of force meant to intimidate the majority Shiites as they marked what is meant to be a joyous holiday for their sect. It was the deadliest day in Iraq since April 28, when militant strikes on polling stations and other targets killed 46. An al-Qaida spin-off group known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claimed responsibility for the attacks, adding that they were in retaliation for military operations being carried out by government forces in Fallujah. \"We tell the spiteful Shiites and their government that we will save no efforts to target your gatherings and centres in all over Baghdad,\" said the statement.
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