Dozens killed in suicide bombing near mosque

A suicide attacker detonated explosives strapped to his body today at a gas station near a Shiite mosque south of Baghdad, triggering a huge explosion in a fuel tanker and killing at least 54 people and injuring 82, police said.

Police Captain Muthanna Khaled Ali said the attack took place in Musayyib, about 60km (40 miles) south of Baghdad.

Ambulances were taking victims to hospitals, he added.