Baghdad ( CNN ) -- A suicide bomber killed at least 35 people and wounded scores more Wednesday at a funeral near a Shiite mosque in northern Iraq , police said . The attack occurred in the ethnically mixed town of Tuz Khurmatu , roughly 56 miles ( 90 kilometers ) south of Kirkuk , and also wounded at least two senior Iraqi government officials . Read related : Car bombs explode across Iraq . Among the injured is Ahmed Abdul-Wahed , deputy governor of Salaheddin province , a largely Sunni region in north central Iraq . The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad called the bombing `` cowardly and reprehensible . '' `` This attack is meant to incite others into violence and is harmful to the interests of all Iraqis , '' it said in a statement . `` We extend our condolences to the families of these victims , and hope for the swift recovery of those who were injured . '' Last week , a series of car and roadside bombs targeting buses and bus stations rocked predominantly Shiite areas of Iraq and killed 19 people . More than 100 people were wounded in two separate incidents at bus stations in Karbala province , south of Baghdad . Read related : Dozens dead in second day of Iraq violence . Last month , at least 208 Iraqi soldiers , police officers and -- mostly -- civilians were killed in attacks , according to figures compiled by Iraq 's Interior , Defense and Health ministries . The uptick in violence has coincided with three weeks of demonstrations in Sunni provinces , including Anbar and Mosul , with protesters demanding that the Shiite-led government stop what they call second-class treatment of Iraq 's Sunni community .
The attack occurred Wednesday in the ethnically mixed town of Ahmed Abdul-Wahed . Among the injured is Tuz Khurmatu , deputy governor of Salaheddin province . three weeks , a series of car and roadside bombs targeted buses and bus stations . Uptick in violence has coincided with Last week of protests in Iraqis provinces .