16 dead in attack at Iraq funeral of anti-IS fighters: mayor

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AFP Samarra (Iraq)
Last Updated : Apr 12 2018 | 10:25 PM IST

At least 16 people died in a bomb attack today during funerals in a northern village for Iraqi fighters killed by the Islamic State group, the mayor said.

Salaheddin Shaalan told AFP that a bomb targeted a funeral procession in Asdira, near the town of Sharqat, for fighters killed the previous day.

Most of the 14 people wounded in the blast were in "critical condition", he said.

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First Published: Apr 12 2018 | 10:25 PM IST

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