At least seven killed, 18 wounded in mosque blast

A suicide bomber has struck a Shiite mosque during Friday prayers in Baghdad, killing at least seven people and wounding 18, as violence persisted despite a driving ban and increased security measures aimed at restoring order in the Iraqi capital.

The attacker was wearing an explosives belt and blew himself up at the Buratha mosque in northern Baghdad, said police Lt. Thaer Mahmoud.