14 confirmed dead in Baghdad car bomb

A car bomb exploded outside a Shiite mosque in Baghdad killing at least 14 people and wounding 40 today in the latest violence in the lead-up to next weekend’s elections.

The explosives-laden car blew up outside the al-Taf mosque where Shiites were celebrating one of Islam’s most important holidays, Eid al-Adha, or Feast of Sacrifice. The feast coincides with the yearly pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia.