Suicide Attack Targets Mourning Ceremony in Iraq: Dozens Martyred, Injured

27 people were martyred and 35 others were injured in the attack which took place Sunday afternoon.
 
The blast also collapsed the roof of Al-Hussein Mosque in the Musayyib area.
"The collapse of the mosque roof killed many of those who were present," said Hamza Habib, who went to the scene after the blast.
 
"Blood was everywhere in the mosque, and I saw some body parts of victims."
Haidar, who was inside the mosque at the time of the explosion, said some people tried to stop the bomber, who was still able to detonate the explosives among the mourners.
 
The funeral was for a person who was killed two days before when a house in Musayyib was blown up, Nasser Karim said.
 
The bombing is just the latest in a series of sectarian attacks on mosques and funerals in central Iraq.
 
On Friday, bombs exploded near two mosques in Baghdad as worshippers left after prayers, killing six people.
 
The latest violence brings the death toll to more than 790 people in September and upwards of 4,600 this year, according to AFP figures based on security and medical sources.