At least 12 people were killed in a suicide attack in Iraq, as figures showed nearly 950 people died last month in spiraling violence ahead of elections.

At least 12 people were killed in a suicide attack in Iraq, as figures showed nearly 950 people died last month in spiraling violence ahead of elections.

A suicide bomber blew himself up at the funeral of an anti-Al-Qaeda fighter killed a day earlier near the city of Baquba.

The blast happened at the graveyard in Wajihiyah village during the funeral for Mudher al-Shallal al-Araki.

Overall, 12 people were killed and 28 were wounded, police and a doctor said.
The bloodshed was the latest in a months-long spike in violence that has killed more than 6,100 people, according to an AFP tally based on security and medical reports.

New data from the health, interior and defence ministries, showed that 948 people were killed in violence last month -- 852 civilians, 53 policemen and 43 soldiers.

Another 1,349 were wounded.

The overall monthly toll was marginally down on October's multi-year high of 964, but November was still among Iraq's bloodiest months since 2008.