28 killed, 40 injured in Baghdad suicide
bombing
Monday August 29, 2011 09:36:03 AM,
IANS
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Baghdad: Twenty-eight people were killed and 40
others were injured when a suicide blast tore through a mosque in
western Baghdad Sunday, Xinhua reported.
The suicide bomber detonated his explosives in Umm al-Qura mosque
during prayers Sunday evening, police said.
The victims included children.
The security forces have cordoned off area.
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