Suicide bombing kills 27 at Iraq funeral

Source: SBS/AAP

At least 27 people have been killed after a bomber detonated his explosive vest at a funeral for the relative of a Shi'ite Muslim militia commander in Iraq.

Monday's attack in Muqdadiya, 80km northeast of Baghdad, follows the deadliest bombing inside the capital so far this year, which left 78 people dead in a Shi'ite district on Sunday.

Security officials and police said the targets of Monday's attack were two local commanders of the Hashid Shaabi umbrella group of Shi'ite militias who were attending the ceremony for one of their relatives.
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A further 55 people were wounded, the sources said.


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