A suicide car bomber struck in the Iraqi city of Hillah killing 110 and injuring over 130 police and Iraqi National Guard recruits.

Torn limbs and other body parts littered the street outside the clinic in Hillah, a predominantly Shiite area about 60 miles south of Baghdad.

Monday’s blast outside the clinic was so powerful it nearly vaporized the suicide bomber’s car, leaving only its engine partially intact. The injured were piled into pickup trucks and ambulances and taken to nearby hospitals.

Outside the concrete and brick building, people gingerly walked around small lakes of blood that pooled on the street. Scorch marks infused with blood covered the clinic’s walls and dozens of people helped pile body parts, including arms, feet and limbs, into blankets. Piles of shoes and tattered clothes were thrown into a corner.

If there can be a positive side to this story, it’s that Iraqi police and Iraqi National Guard are continuously the target of terrorists and yet Iraqis are still signing up to join either security position.

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