IRAQ: Suicide bomber kills 20 in Iraqi Sunni mosque

Record ID: 353908

  • Title: IRAQ: Suicide bomber kills 20 in Iraqi Sunni mosque
  • Date: 19th July 2013
  • Summary: VARIOUS OF FOOTWEAR AND BLOOD STAINS IN COVERED WAY SCARF AND BLOOD STAIN ON FLOOR
  • Embargoed: 3rd August 2013 13:00
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  • Location: Iraq
  • Country: Iraq
  • Topics: Crime / Law Enforcement
  • Reuters ID: LVA5EWJCF6NRNEE6PKCSP5TWJCJI
  • Story Text: A suicide bomber blew himself up inside a Sunni mosque in central Iraq, killing at least 20 people in the middle of a sermon on Friday.
    The explosion took place in the town of Wajihiya in the ethnically and religiously diverse province of Diyala, which has seen an increasing number of attacks in recent weeks.
    It was unclear who was behind the blast, the latest in a campaign of attacks that has raised fears of a return to full-blown sectarian conflict in a country where Kurds, Shi'ite and Sunni Muslims have yet to find a stable way of sharing power.
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