Nine killed in Iraq mosque bombings
At least nine people have been killed in bomb attacks on two mosques in Baghdad, Iraqi officials said today.
Police officials said a suicide bomber set off his explosives on Shiite worshippers as they were leaving the Assad Allah mosque in the capital’s Hussainya suburb. Seven people died and 11 others were injured.
In western Baghdad, two worshippers were killed in a blast near a Sunni mosque.
Hospital officials confirmed the death tolls in the two attacks.
Violence has escalated in Iraq, especially since the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan earlier in July.
