Baghdad bomb leaves 32 dead

A SUICIDE bomber detonated an explosives-packed car near a funeral procession in Baghdad yesterday, killing at least 32 people.

At least half of those killed were policemen who had been guarding the procession.

Police said the bomb exploded in the predominantly Shiite neighbourhood of Zafaraniyah, where mourners had gathered for the funeral of a person killed the day before. Some 65 people were wounded in the attack, including 16 police.

Across Iraq, at least 200 people have been killed in a wave of attacks by suspected insurgents since the start of the year.