A suicide bomber killed 31 people in Baghdad this morning when he detonated his explosive-filled taxi near a funeral procession.
The bomber exploded his vehicle near the group of Shia mourners passing by a small market street in the Zaafaraniya neighbourhood in the city.
"I was in the old Zaafaraniya market when a funeral came by and just as it passed, a car bomb exploded," said local Ali Mohsen.
The funeral was for a Shia estate agent who was killed by gunmen in Baghdad a day earlier, police said. The motive for his murder was not clear.
Police said the bomber may have also tried to target the Zaafaraniya police station, blowing himself up close to shops and the market instead.
At least 60 people were wounded this morning's attack, officials said.
