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| Iraq: Deadly bombing at Tikrit mosque | |
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| At least 16 people have been killed and dozens injured in a bomb attack aimed at worshippers at a mosque in the northern Iraqi city of Tikrit. | At least 16 people have been killed and dozens injured in a bomb attack aimed at worshippers at a mosque in the northern Iraqi city of Tikrit. |
| Reports say police and local officials were among the casualties. | Reports say police and local officials were among the casualties. |
| It is not clear who carried out the attack or whether a suicide bomber was involved. | It is not clear who carried out the attack or whether a suicide bomber was involved. |
| It is the second attack in Iraq in as many days, after bombings in Ramadi, the capital of Anbar province, killed at least six people on Thursday. | It is the second attack in Iraq in as many days, after bombings in Ramadi, the capital of Anbar province, killed at least six people on Thursday. |
| 'Canister' bomb | 'Canister' bomb |
| The blast happened at about 1245 local time (0945 GMT) on Friday, officials said. | The blast happened at about 1245 local time (0945 GMT) on Friday, officials said. |
| Medics said that 16 bodies were brought to the main hospital after the explosion. | Medics said that 16 bodies were brought to the main hospital after the explosion. |
| Doctor Raeid Ibrahim was quoted by the AP news agency as saying that another 54 people had been wounded. | Doctor Raeid Ibrahim was quoted by the AP news agency as saying that another 54 people had been wounded. |
| Among the injured was at least one member of the Salaheddin provincial council. | Among the injured was at least one member of the Salaheddin provincial council. |
| Some reports suggest the bomb was hidden inside a fuel canister at the entrance to the mosque. | Some reports suggest the bomb was hidden inside a fuel canister at the entrance to the mosque. |
| Tikrit - about 130km (80 miles) north of Baghdad - is the home town of the deposed Iraqi leader, Saddam Hussein. | Tikrit - about 130km (80 miles) north of Baghdad - is the home town of the deposed Iraqi leader, Saddam Hussein. |
| Many of his relatives and former associates live there. | Many of his relatives and former associates live there. |
| While violence has decreased in Iraq in the last few years, attacks are still frequent and government or security officials are often targets. |