BAGHDAD: At least 27 people were killed when a bomber detonated his explosive vest at a funeral in the eastern Iraqi province of Diyala on Monday, security and medical sources said.
The attack in Muqdadiya, 80 km (50 miles) northeast of Baghdad follows the deadliest bombing inside the capital so far this year, which left 78 people dead in a district on Sunday.
Security officials and police in Diyala said the target of the attack was two local commanders of the Hashid Shaabi umbrella group of militias who were attending the funeral ceremony for one of their relatives.
"The suicide attacker approached the local Hashid commanders and then blew his vest up, killing both with many others," said one police major on condition of anonymity.
A further 55 people were wounded, the sources said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the bombing.
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