18 dead in double suicide bombing

A double suicide bomb attack has hit a Shiite mosque in north-eastern Iraq, killing at least 18 worshippers including a senior police officer, officials said.

18 dead in double suicide bombing

A double suicide bomb attack has hit a Shiite mosque in north-eastern Iraq, killing at least 18 worshippers including a senior police officer, officials said.

A car bomber attacked the al-Zahraa mosque in the town of Balad Ruz as worshippers were leaving after the Friday sermon, a police officer said. A second bomber on foot attacked the crowds gathered in the aftermath.

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