Iraq funeral bomb kills 51
Fifty-one people have been killed at a funeral in the mainly Shia Sadr City district of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.
Police officials said the attack involved a suicide bomber who detonated a car bomb near a tent where mourners were gathered.
The officials said that women and children were among the dead and at least 70 people had been injured.
No group has claimed responsibility for the bombing, which happened early on Saturday evening.
Medics in nearby hospitals confirmed the casualty figures.
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.
Police officials said the attack involved a suicide bomber who detonated a car bomb near a tent where mourners were gathered.
The officials said that women and children were among the dead and at least 70 people had been injured.
No group has claimed responsibility for the bombing, which happened early on Saturday evening.
Medics in nearby hospitals confirmed the casualty figures.
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.
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