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Iraq funeral bomb kills 51 More than 50 killed in Iraq funeral bombing
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Fifty-one people have been killed at a funeral in the mainly Shia Muslim Sadr City district of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. More than 50 people have been killed at a funeral in the mainly Shia Muslim Sadr City district of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.
Police said the attack on a tent where mourners were gathered was carried out by a suicide car bomber. A tent where mourners were gathered was hit by two explosions, one of them detonated by a suicide car bomber.
Officials reported that women and children were among the dead and at least 70 people had been injured.Officials reported 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.No group has claimed responsibility for the bombing, which happened early on Saturday evening.
Medics in nearby hospitals confirmed the casualty figures. 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.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.
Surge in violenceSurge in violence
Sectarian violence has surged across Iraq in recent months, reaching its highest level since 2008.Sectarian violence has surged across Iraq in recent months, reaching its highest level since 2008.
The violence was triggered in April by an army raid on a Sunni Muslim anti-government protest camp near Hawija, also north of Baghdad.The violence was triggered in April by an army raid on a Sunni Muslim anti-government protest camp near Hawija, also north of Baghdad.
The country has also seen a spill-over of violence from the conflict in Syria, which has taken on increasingly sectarian overtones.The country has also seen a spill-over of violence from the conflict in Syria, which has taken on increasingly sectarian overtones.
In recent weeks, Iraqi security forces have reportedly arrested hundreds of alleged al-Qaeda members in and around Baghdad as part of a campaign which the Shia-led government is calling "Revenge for the martyrs".In recent weeks, Iraqi security forces have reportedly arrested hundreds of alleged al-Qaeda members in and around Baghdad as part of a campaign which the Shia-led government is calling "Revenge for the martyrs".
But the operations, which have taken place mostly in Sunni districts, have angered the Sunni community and failed to halt the violence.But the operations, which have taken place mostly in Sunni districts, have angered the Sunni community and failed to halt the violence.
More than 5,000 people have died so far this year in Iraq, 800 of them in August alone, according to the United Nations.More than 5,000 people have died so far this year in Iraq, 800 of them in August alone, according to the United Nations.