The cleanup operation is underway in Kerbala following a deadly car bomb that claimed at least three lives.<br/> <br />The attack was one of a series of blasts and shootings which mainly targeted Shi'ite Muslims and security forces across Iraq during a major religious festival.<br/> <br />Hospital sources in Kerbala said this strike wounded 17 people.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) KADHIM HASHIM MAN WOUNDED IN BLAST:<br/> <br />"I am a taxi driver and I was waiting for passengers in the morning when all of a sudden a blast took place. I flew up into the air and then down to earth. I started to crawl and I saw people, wounded people scattered on the ground, some of them had their legs ripped off."<br/> <br />Iraqi Sunni insurgents tied to al Qaeda have repeatedly attacked Shi'ite targets in an attempt to reignite sectarian violence that killed tens of thousands in 2006-2007.<br/> <br />More than 60 people were killed across Iraq during the wave of attacks on Wednesday.<br/> <br />Simon Hanna, Reuters.
