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Disinterested · Jan 4, 2006, 01:11 pm

Suicide Bomber Kills 32 at Iraq Funeral By JASON STRAZIUSO, Associated Press Writer
52 minutes ago

BAGHDAD, Iraq - A suicide bomber killed 32 mourners and wounded dozens at a funeral for the nephew of a Shiite politician, one of several attacks Wednesday across Iraq that killed a total of 53 people.

The sudden surge in violence followed three weeks of relative calm after Iraq's landmark parliamentary elections on Dec. 15 and came as its three major political parties neared a deal on forming a coalition government that a Shiite politician said would include Shiites, Sunni Arabs and Kurds.

In the worst attack of the day, more than 100 mourners were walking alongside the coffin of a 14-year-old boy in a cemetery in the northern town of Muqdadiyah when the funeral procession was joined by a stranger carrying hidden explosives.

"Suddenly, there was a strong sound, and we were turned upside down," said Amer Khazim, 37. "I saw many legs and hands flying all over the place."

The cemetery's concrete tombs were stained with blood, and body parts were strewn on the bare earth. At least 32 people were killed and 42 wounded, said Dr. Firas al-Nida of the hospital in Muqdadiyah, 60 miles north of Baghdad.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060104/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq

Thank God President Bush liberated Iraq

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Disinterested Go Speed Racer Location: In my mind Posts: 360	Suicide Bomber Kills 32 at Iraq Funeral Suicide Bomber Kills 32 at Iraq Funeral By JASON STRAZIUSO, Associated Press Writer 52 minutes ago BAGHDAD, Iraq - A suicide bomber killed 32 mourners and wounded dozens at a funeral for the nephew of a Shiite politician, one of several attacks Wednesday across Iraq that killed a total of 53 people. The sudden surge in violence followed three weeks of relative calm after Iraq's landmark parliamentary elections on Dec. 15 and came as its three major political parties neared a deal on forming a coalition government that a Shiite politician said would include Shiites, Sunni Arabs and Kurds. In the worst attack of the day, more than 100 mourners were walking alongside the coffin of a 14-year-old boy in a cemetery in the northern town of Muqdadiyah when the funeral procession was joined by a stranger carrying hidden explosives. "Suddenly, there was a strong sound, and we were turned upside down," said Amer Khazim, 37. "I saw many legs and hands flying all over the place." The cemetery's concrete tombs were stained with blood, and body parts were strewn on the bare earth. At least 32 people were killed and 42 wounded, said Dr. Firas al-Nida of the hospital in Muqdadiyah, 60 miles north of Baghdad. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060104/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq Thank God President Bush liberated Iraq