Death toll from Baghdad mosque bombing rises to 87

The death toll from yesterday’s suicide truck bombing at a major Shiite mosque in central Baghdad has risen to 87, the Interior Ministry reported today.

Death toll from Baghdad mosque bombing rises to 87

The death toll from yesterday’s suicide truck bombing at a major Shiite mosque in central Baghdad has risen to 87, the Interior Ministry reported today.

The ministry said 214 others were injured in the blast, which struck just as worshippers were leaving a midday prayer service at the turquoise-domed Khulani mosque, burying many in the debris.

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