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32 Killed in Funeral Attack

IRAQ

In latest sectarian violence.

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Saad Shalash, Reuters / Landov

A suicide car bomber killed at least 32 people Friday and injured some 60 more when he targeted a funeral procession in a predominantly Shiite district of Baghdad in Iraq. It's the latest in a wave of attacks on Shiites across Iraq, where sectarian violence has spiked since the withdrawal of American troops last month. On Tuesday nine people were killed in a series of explosions in Shiite neighborhoods in Baghdad.

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