19 die in suicide blast at Iraq funeral

10/03/2005 - 15:52:05
At least 19 people were reported killed when suicide bomber blew himself up inside a Shiite mosque in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul today.

The attack took place during a funeral, witnesses said.

“As we were inside the mosque, we saw a ball of fire and heard a huge explosion,” said Tahir Abdullah Sultan, 45.

”After that blood and pieces of flesh were scattered around the place,” he added. US troops cordoned off the area near the mosque.