Shi'ite Mosque Targeted In Deadly Blasts South Of Baghdad

November 20 2015

Iraq

At least six Iraqis have been killed and 19 wounded in a pair of bomb blasts near a Shi'ite mosque south of Baghdad, reports Agence France-Presse.

A roadside bomb was detonated Friday near the mosque in Yousifiya, killing two civilians and wounding nine others, reported Reuters.

A suicide bomber then detonated his explosives when security forces arrived at the scene, killing another seven and wounding 28 more, according to police and medical personnel.

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