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| At least 20 killed in attack on Shia sacred site north of Baghdad | At least 20 killed in attack on Shia sacred site north of Baghdad |
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| At least 20 people have been killed and 50 others wounded in an attack on a Shia mausoleum north of Baghdad, security sources have said. | |
| The site, the mausoleum of Sayid Mohammed bin Ali al-Hadi, is located in Balad, about 93km (58 miles) north of Iraq’s capital. | The site, the mausoleum of Sayid Mohammed bin Ali al-Hadi, is located in Balad, about 93km (58 miles) north of Iraq’s capital. |
| A suspected suicide car bomb blew up at the external gate of the mausoleum on Thursday evening, allowing several gunmen to storm the site and start shooting at pilgrims on a visit on the occasion of the Eid al-Fitr festival. | |
| This is a breaking news story. More details soon … |