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Several dead in Baghdad 'double tap' mosque bombing Several dead in Baghdad 'double tap' mosque bombing
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At least nine people have been killed in a so-called "double tap" bombing at a Shia mosque in the Iraqi capital Baghdad. At least nine people have been killed in a so-called "double tap" bombing at a Shia mosque in the Iraqi capital.
Scores of people were wounded in the blasts, thought to have been the work of two suicide bombers. Scores of people were wounded in the blasts in Baghdad, thought to have been the work of two suicide bombers.
The first assailant detonated his vest inside the mosque and the second blew himself up when security forces gathered at the site, reports said.The first assailant detonated his vest inside the mosque and the second blew himself up when security forces gathered at the site, reports said.
The attack happened in the Shulaa neighbourhood. The attack happened at the Rasul al-Azam mosque in the city's Shuala neighbourhood.
The "double tap" is a technique used to maximise casualties, where a second device is detonated at the site as people flee or emergency services arrive.The "double tap" is a technique used to maximise casualties, where a second device is detonated at the site as people flee or emergency services arrive.
Four of the victims were members of the security forces, Reuters reported.Four of the victims were members of the security forces, Reuters reported.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the blast but the so-called Islamic State - a Sunni Muslim group - has previously targeted Shia mosques. A police source told the news agency: "Two suicide bombers wearing explosive belts blew themselves up in front of the Rasul al-Azam in the Shuala district.
"The first suicide bomber blew himself up among the worshippers as they left, the second explosion targeted police forces who had arrived to treat the wounded."
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the blast, but the so-called Islamic State - a radical Sunni Muslim group - has previously targeted Shia mosques.
The jihadist group claimed responsibility for an attack on a Baghdad shopping centre last month which killed at least 18 people.The jihadist group claimed responsibility for an attack on a Baghdad shopping centre last month which killed at least 18 people.