Seven dead in Iraq mosque 'execution'

Gunmen wearing military uniforms have pulled seven people from a Sunni mosque south of Baghdad and then shot and killed them, execution-style.

The killings happened late yesterday on a day that saw a wave of violence sweep across Iraq, from the northern city of Mosul to the Shiite heartland.

They raised the day’s death toll to 70.

The gunmen walked into the Sunni mosque in Youssifiyah during evening prayers, took the seven men outside and shot them.

The men were all members of an anti-al Qaida militia.

Youssifiyah is about 12 miles south of Baghdad.