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22 killed in Iraq funeral attack

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IANS Baghdad

At least 22 people were killed and 41 injured Saturday in a suicide bomb attack at a funeral near Iraq's Mosul city

"The latest report said that 22 killed and 41 wounded by the suicide bombing at a funeral tent in northern Iraq," reported Xinhua citing a police source.

The incident occurred in the afternoon when a suicide bomber blew up his explosive vest at a funeral of the Iraqi minority of al- Shabak in Baashiqa town, some 10 km northeast of Mosul.

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First Published: Sep 14 2013 | 10:56 PM IST

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