IS bombing targeting Iraqi Shiites kills at least 34
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By W.G. Dunlop (AFP) 2 hours ago in World
A suicide bombing claimed by the Islamic State group killed at least 34 people in Baghdad on Saturday, the deadliest attack in the Iraqi capital in more than three months.
The blast is the latest in a series of IS-claimed attacks targeting members of Iraq's Shiite Muslim majority in the city that have left more than 60 people dead in less than three weeks.
The latest bombing, which targeted a funeral tent where mourners were gathered to pay their respects in the Shiite-majority Shaab area of north Baghdad, also wounded at least 36 people, officials said.
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