On November 23, 2006 (October 3, 2006 in the lunar calendar), a series of explosions occurred in Baghdad, the capital of Iraq. The picture shows the explosion site in Sadr City, a Shiite residential area of Baghdad, the capital of Iraq, on November 23. Militants detonated 5 car bombs and fired 2 mortars here, killing at least 160 people and injuring 257 others. According to Iraq officials, the serial bombings were the deadliest bloody massacre directed by Al Qaeda. This was the deadliest attack in Iraq since the U.S. invasion in 2003, and civil war was imminent. Starting at 3:10 pm on the 23rd, three suicide car bombs exploded in Sadr City, each time about 15 minutes apart. Two markets and a square were attacked. Iraq official spokesman AbdelKarim Khalaf condemned Al Qaeda's bloody massacre. He said that the serial bombings were obviously carried out by Al Qaeda. No government buildings and armed equipment were damaged in the attack. They injured many innocent civilians. This is what al-Qaeda has always done. He also said police had successfully arrested a suspect who blew up a car filled with explosives, but he did not disclose the person's nationality.