Christmas bombings kill 34 in Iraq - "A car parked near the church

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"A car parked near the church exploded when the families were hugging each other goodbye before leaving. The blast was powerful," he said.

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"Bodies of women, girls and men were lying on the ground covered in blood. Others were screaming and crying while they were trying to save some of their wounded relatives."

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No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attacks in Baghdad, which also wounded 52 people.

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Iraq's fast-dwindling Christian minority has been a target of al-Qaida Sunni militants in the past, including a 2010 attack on a church that killed dozens of people.

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