BAGHDAD, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- The death toll rose to three and 12 others were wounded when a suicide car bomb struck a funeral ceremony in a southern Baghdad district on Wednesday, an Interior Ministry source told Xinhua.

    "A suicide bomber drove his explosive-laden car into mourners of a funeral in the al-Saha neighborhood, killing three people and wounding 12 others," the source said on condition of anonymity.

    Earlier, local police said that two people were killed and 12 others wounded.

    In another incident, a car bomb parking near the Gailani gas station in Bab al-Sharji area exploded Wednesday, killing eight people and wounding 32 others.