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Bombs at Sunni funeral in Iraq kill 14

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AP Baghdad
Iraqi officials say a double bombing at a Sunni funeral in Baghdad today has killed 14 people.

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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First Published: Sep 23 2013 | 10:56 PM IST

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