Islamic State claims suicide attack that killed 27 in east Iraq - SITE

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Islamic State claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing that killed 27 people in eastern Iraq on Monday, according to a statement posted on the SITE monitoring group's Twitter account. The attack took place at a funeral for the relative of a Shi'ite Muslim militia fighter in Muqdadiya, 80 km (50 miles) northeast of Baghdad. (Writing by Isabel Coles; Editing by Kevin Liffey)