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10 Killed by Funeral Bomber, 10 Killed Elsewhere, 18+ Injured

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TIKRIT, Iraq - A suicide bomber detonated an explosive belt Sunday night among mourners at a funeral in Tikrit, killing at least 10 people and wounding 18, police said.

Police Capt. Laith Hamid said the attack took place about 8:15 p.m. at the funeral of the father of a member of the provincial council. The council member, Saab Abd Bedeiwi, was killed in the attack, Hamid said.

The casualty toll is expected to increase because body parts were scattered around the tent where the mourners were gathered, Hamid said.

Elsewhere in Iraq, authorities lifted a partial curfew in Mosul, the country's third-largest city. The ban was lifted after authorities repulsed a series of attacks and rounded up dozens of suspects.

Ten people were killed elsewhere in Iraq in ongoing sectarian and political violence, police said, while several U.S. Marines were injured in a suicide bomb attack.

Heavy fighting erupted in Mosul Friday between security forces and insurgents, killing a police colonel and raising concern that insurgents were regrouping there.

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posted by Wink @ 10:40 AM