Thursday, January 27, 2011

More Carnage In Baghdad Today

At least 37 people were killed in the attack in Baghdad [Reuters]

48 Killed, 121 Wounded In Baghdad Funeral Car Bombing -- Xinhuanet

BAGHDAD, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Up to 48 people were killed and 121 others were wounded in a car bomb explosion at a funeral tent in northwestern Baghdad on Thursday, an Interior Ministry source said.

"The new toll for Shula car bombing today is 48 killed and 121 others wounded," the source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity.

The attack took place in the afternoon when a booby-trapped car parked near a funeral tent in Baghdad's northwestern neighborhood of Shula was detonated, the source said.

Earlier, the source put the toll at 37 people killed and 78 others wounded.

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More News On Today's Bomb Attack In Baghdad

Baghdad car bomb hits mourners, 53 dead in attacks -- Yahoo News/AFP
Bomb strikes funeral, killing 48 in Baghdad -- Yahoo News/AP
Car bomb at Iraq funeral wake kills at least 35 -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Dozens dead in Iraq bomb blast -- Al Jazeera
48 killed in Baghdad funeral car bomb -- New York Post
Car bomb kills at least 39 in Baghdad as wave of Iraq violence continues -- L.A. Times
Dozens die in Iraq funeral bombing -- Press Association
Mourners killed as bomber targets Iraqi funeral -- The Guardian

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