By John Leland, New York Times, January 27, 2011

BAGHDAD — Anger at Iraq’s security forces boiled over Thursday after a suicide bomber detonated a car bomb beside an outdoor funeral service, killing dozens and sending residents storming into the street, some firing warning shots at the police they said had failed to protect them.

The bomb killed at least 48 people and wounded 120 in the predominately Shiite neighborhood, adding to a recent spate of attacks that have taken nearly 200 lives in the past 10 days.

Iraqi Army troops rushed to the scene on Thursday to support the police, leading to a lull in the violence. But the crowd erupted again shortly afterward, with more people flooding the street....

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By Liz Sly and Ali Qeis, Washington Post Foreign Service, January 28, 2011

BAGHDAD - Violent protests erupted in a Shiite neighborhood here Thursday after a powerful car bomb ripped through a funeral ceremony....