It was the third day in a row in which funerals were attacked in the Iraqi capital.
They say the blasts hit near a mourning tent for one of four people killed two days before when gunmen shot up a store discretely selling liquor in the Sunni neighbourhood of Azamiyah.
A security official said another 35 were wounded. A medical official confirmed the casualty figures.
Both spoke anonymously as they were not authorised to brief the media.
The Azamiyah shooting was believed to be carried out by hard-line Sunni militants, who are most likely to attack liquor stores in Sunni areas.
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