Seven killed in attack on Baghdad mosque
A bomb struck a Sunni mosque in Baghdad after prayers today, killing seven people and wounding five, while mortars barraged a Shiite mosque north of the capital, leaving five wounded.
The attack against the Sunni mosque occurred about 2pm local time as worshippers were leaving after religious services in northern Baghdad, police Lt Mohammed Khayoun said. He said the bomb was planted near the door of the mosque.
Earlier today, five mortar rounds fell near the Shiite Imam al-Hussein mosque in Balad Ruz, 45 miles north-east of Baghdad, wounding five people, provincial police said.
Elsewhere in the capital, gunmen killed a taxi driver in a drive-by shooting in the volatile Dora neighbourhood in southern Baghdad.
Gunmen also opened fire on a bus in western Baghdad, wounding three passengers, said police Lt Mutaz Salaheddin.
A policeman was shot dead in front of his home in the northern city of Mosul, Col. Abdul-Karim al-Jibouri said.
The violence in the capital came despite a weekly four-hour driving ban starting at 11am to prevent car bombs that have frequently targeted Friday prayers, the main Islamic weekly religious services.
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