31 killed in eastern Iraq bomb blast

BAQUBAH, Iraq

At least 31 people were killed and 29 injured in a Tuesday bombing that targeted Shiite mourners in Iraq's eastern city of Baqubah, a security source has said.

An explosive device planted inside a cemetery went off as mourners buried a local teacher killed in an earlier militant attack, the source told Anadolu Agency.

The death toll is expected to rise further as many of the injured are in critical condition, the source said.

Iraq has seen a marked uptick in violence in recent months.

While the army battles militants in the country's western and northern provinces, other areas of Iraq have seen unrelenting bombings, assassinations and attacks on both civilians and security personnel.

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