Blast Near Funeral Procession Kills 32 In Baghdad -- L.A. TimesThe suicide bomber targets a Shiite neighborhood, the latest attack in a wave of violence just weeks after the U.S. military withdrawal.
BAGHDAD — A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-packed car near a funeral procession in southeastern Baghdad on Friday, killing at least 32 people -- half of them policemen who were guarding the march -- in the latest brazen attack since the U.S. troop withdrawal from Iraq.
Police officials said the blast occurred at 11:00 a.m. in the predominantly Shiite neighborhood of Zafaraniyah, where mourners had gathered for the funeral of a person killed the day before. They said 65 people were wounded in the attack, including 16 policemen.
Hospital officials confirmed the death toll.
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More News On Today's Bomb Attack in Baghdad
Officials: Car bomb targets funeral in Baghdad, killing dozens -- CNN
Iraq suicide bomber kills dozens -- The Guardian
Car bomb attack near funeral in Baghdad kills 32 people -- BBC
Suicide Bomber Kills 32 at Baghdad Funeral March -- ABC News/AP
Report: Blast outside hospital kills dozens in Baghdad -- MSNBC
Bomb in Shiite neighborhood kills dozens in funeral procession -- Washington Post
Suicide bomber kills 31 in Baghdad attack -- Reuters
Suicide car bomb outside Baghdad hospital kills 31 -- AFP
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