The death toll from a suicide car bomb attack on funeral of a tribal Sheikh rose to at least 50 from 35, doctors said on Sunday, as the number killed in a spate of attacks over the past two days rose to 150. Another 75 people were wounded when the bomber blew up his vehicle near a crowded condolence tent at the Sheikh's funeral on Saturday in Abu Sayda, a small town near Baquba, 65 km (40 miles) northeast of Baghdad. Medical officials in Baquba, who asked not to be identified, said many victims were badly mutilated, making identification difficult. Baquba police Lieutenant-Colonel Sabah Salih said he saw bodies scattered in the street and the blood of victims mingled with large pots of food that had been made for mourners. "I went to the place. I saw bodies everywhere. The tent was completely burned," Salih told Reuters in Baquba. The attack at the funeral capped a bloody two days in Iraq during which six U.S. troops were also killed.
