100 feared dead in mosque massacre

THE death toll from a massive car bomb at one of Islam’s holiest shrines in Iraq was heading to more than 100 people last night.

It was the worst such atrocity in Iraq since the US-led war toppled Saddam Hussein in April.

Among the dead was a top Shi’ite ayatollah who is believed to have been the principal target.

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