Mason8
06-19-2013, 08:57 AM
At least 31 people have been killed in a double suicide bomb attack at a Shia mosque in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.
Two bombers blew themselves up inside the mosque in the eastern al-Qahira district.
Close to 60 people were also wounded in the attack, officials say.
The attack comes a day after bombings near Baghdad killed at least 10. There has been a surge in sectarian attacks in recent months on targets like mosques, restaurants and local markets.
The two suicide bombers shot dead the guards standing outside the Habib ibn Mathaher mosque shortly after midday prayers, and then blew themselves up inside the mosque, eyewitnesses said.
The violence has rekindled fears the country is being dragged towards a wider conflict between the Shia majority and the Sunni minority.
"The suicide bomber detonated himself among the worshippers, who were gathering after the call to prayer," policeman Furat Faleh, who was near the site of the blast, was quoted as saying by Reuters news agency.
Tuesday's attack comes a day after bombings near Baghdad killed at least 10 people in the cities of Taji and Fallujah, and included a blast in a roadside restaurant.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22952491
Two bombers blew themselves up inside the mosque in the eastern al-Qahira district.
Close to 60 people were also wounded in the attack, officials say.
The attack comes a day after bombings near Baghdad killed at least 10. There has been a surge in sectarian attacks in recent months on targets like mosques, restaurants and local markets.
The two suicide bombers shot dead the guards standing outside the Habib ibn Mathaher mosque shortly after midday prayers, and then blew themselves up inside the mosque, eyewitnesses said.
The violence has rekindled fears the country is being dragged towards a wider conflict between the Shia majority and the Sunni minority.
"The suicide bomber detonated himself among the worshippers, who were gathering after the call to prayer," policeman Furat Faleh, who was near the site of the blast, was quoted as saying by Reuters news agency.
Tuesday's attack comes a day after bombings near Baghdad killed at least 10 people in the cities of Taji and Fallujah, and included a blast in a roadside restaurant.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22952491