BAGHDAD – At least 55 people were killed and over seventy others injured when a suicide bomber detonated an explosive vest in Baghdad on Saturday.
According to reports, a suicide bomber targeted a funeral tent where mourners were gathered to pay their respects in the Shiite-majority Shaab area of Baghdad.
Islamic State (IS) claimed the responsibility for the attack.
Saturday’s bombing is the deadliest to hit Baghdad since early July, when a suicide bombing in the Iraqi capital sparked infernos in a crowded shopping area, killing more than 300 people.
