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| Suicide bomber targets Iraq Shia mosque killing 22 | Suicide bomber targets Iraq Shia mosque killing 22 |
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| At least 22 people have died in a suicide bomb attack targeting a Shia mosque in the Iraqi town of Muqdadiyah on Monday evening, police say. | At least 22 people have died in a suicide bomb attack targeting a Shia mosque in the Iraqi town of Muqdadiyah on Monday evening, police say. |
| The attack came on the same day the UN mission in Iraq released figures indicating that over 2,500 Iraqis have died in violent attacks since April. | |
| Muqdadiyah is located 80km (50 miles) north-east of the capital, Baghdad. | |
| It is the latest in a series of deadly sectarian attacks to strike Iraq's Diyala province. | It is the latest in a series of deadly sectarian attacks to strike Iraq's Diyala province. |
| Iraq has been suffering its worst sectarian violence in several years with May the bloodiest month since June 2008, according to recent figures. | Iraq has been suffering its worst sectarian violence in several years with May the bloodiest month since June 2008, according to recent figures. |
| However, the UN's latest casualties figures show a drop in the number of fatalities from 1,045 in May to 761 in June. |