More than 50 killed in Iraq funeral - TopicsExpress



          

More than 50 killed in Iraq funeral bombing: ******************************************* At least 57 people have been killed at a funeral in the mainly Shia Muslim Sadr City district of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. A tent where mourners were gathered was hit by two explosions, one of them detonated by a suicide car bomber. A third explosion followed as police, ambulances and firefighters gathered at the scene, according to one report. Officials reported that women and children were among the dead and more than 120 people had been injured. No group has claimed responsibility for the bombing, which happened early on Saturday evening. Medics in nearby hospitals confirmed the scale of the casualties. The bombing followed an attack earlier on Saturday, in which 11 people died during an assault on a police station in Baiji, north of Baghdad.
Posted on: Sat, 21 Sep 2013 19:37:51 +0000

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