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At least 20 mourners killed in Iraq bomb

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A suicide bomber wearing an explosive vest has killed more than 20 people at a funeral in a town north of Baghdad.

Police said that 35 more were wounded.

They said that they expect the death toll to rise.

The attack, inside a tent where mourners were gathering, took place in Khalis, a town in volatile Diyala province.