Suicide car bomb outside Baghdad hospital kills 28
27 January, 2012
BAGHDAD: A suicide bomber set off an explosives-packed car outside a Baghdad hospital on Friday, killing 28 people in the capital's deadliest day in a month, amid a political crisis that has stoked tensions. The attack also left 50 people wounded. The 11:00 am (0800 GMT) attack struck outside Zafraniyah hospital in east Baghdad as a funeral procession was transporting the bodies of a family who had been killed in the capital on Thursday. Helicopters flew overhead as a heavy security presence cordoned off the site of the explosion, while distraught witnesses screamed in anguish. A policeman at the scene, who declined to be identified, said: "The suicide bomber targeted the funeral procession. "They were following a tradition that you carry the bodies of the dead from the hospital for a short while before transporting them in a car. At that moment, the suicide bomber attacked," said the policeman, who was unhurt but covered in dust and debris from the bombing. A medic at Zafraniyah hospital said the attack killed 28 people and wounded 50. At least four women were among the dead. End.
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