Iraqi mosque bomb kills at least five

A bomb exploded near a Shiite mosque as worshippers streamed out of Friday prayers into a busy street, killing an unknown number of people in the Iraqi town of Baqouba.

A bomb exploded near a Shiite mosque as worshippers streamed out of Friday prayers into a busy street, killing an unknown number of people in the Iraqi town of Baqouba.

Wailing women tried to cover body parts in the street near a blazing car. It appeared the vehicle could have been boobytrapped as a bomb.

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