Jalawlaa attack casualties up to 57

DIALA / IraqiNews.com: The casualties from the suicide bombing attack that took place on Monday in Jalawlaa rose to 27 dead and 30 wounded, according to a security source. “The casualties from the suicide explosion that took place at a funeral in central Jalawlaa in southwest Khaneqeen, rose to 27 dead and 30 wounded,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. “The death toll most likely to increase as there is no word on the rest of the victims who were sent to the hospitals of Baaquba and Sulaimaniya,” he added. A security source had said earlier that at least ten people were killed and 20 others were wounded in the suicide explosion that took place in Jalawlaa district on Monday. Khaneqeen is 155 km northeast of Baaquba, the capital of Diala, which lies 57 km northeast of Baghdad. SH (P)/SR 1