Bomb attacks on Iraqi soldiers, Shi'ites kill at least 49

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Ten car bombs rock Baghdad, killing at least 49, authorities say.

Cars rigged with explosives detonated in predominantly Shi'ite Muslim areas, and a suicide bomber attacked soldiers at a bank who were lining up for their pay.

(SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) UNIDENTIFIED LOCAL RESIDENT, SAYING:

"Why does all this happen to us? And where did they come from? It is not a human being who commits such an act. It cannot be a human being."

The explosions blew out windows in homes and business, and demolished parts of a market and bus station.

Soldiers are seen as targets for Sunni militants seeking to destabilize Iraq's Shi'ite-led government.

No immediate responsibility has been taken for the attacks.