43 killed, 70 injured in Iraq bombings

As many as 43 people were killed and 70 injured in bomb blasts that occurred in different parts of Iraq Friday.

At least eight people were killed and 25 wounded in a roadside bomb blast which took place during a funeral in Madain town, some 30 km from capital city of Baghdad, reported Xinhua citing a interior ministry source.

Earlier in the day, some 35 people were killed and 45 injured in two blasts, which hit almost simultaneously in Baquba, capital city of eastern Diyala province after the Friday prayer.