Masked gunmen kill 21 in Iraq attack

Masked gunmen stopped two minivans carrying students north of Baghdad, ordered the passengers off, separated Shiites from Sunni Arabs, and killed the 21 Shiites “in the name of Islam", a witness said.

In predominantly Shiite southern Basra, police hunting for militants stormed a Sunni Arab mosque early yesterday, just hours after a car bombing. The ensuing firefight killed nine.