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| Iraq mosque bombing targets Sunni worshippers celebrating Eid | |
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| A bomb has ripped through a crowd of Sunni worshippers coming out of a mosque in northern Iraq after prayers at the start of a major Muslim holiday, killing 12 people and wounding 24, a police official said. | A bomb has ripped through a crowd of Sunni worshippers coming out of a mosque in northern Iraq after prayers at the start of a major Muslim holiday, killing 12 people and wounding 24, a police official said. |
| The bomb went off on Tuesday as worshippers were leaving the al-Qodus mosque after morning prayers for the beginning of the Eid al-Adha holiday in the oil-rich city of Kirkuk, 180 miles (290km) north of Baghdad. | The bomb went off on Tuesday as worshippers were leaving the al-Qodus mosque after morning prayers for the beginning of the Eid al-Adha holiday in the oil-rich city of Kirkuk, 180 miles (290km) north of Baghdad. |
| No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack. | No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack. |
| More than 5,000 people have been killed in Iraq since al-Qaida and other militants stepped up attacks following a deadly security crackdown against a Sunni protest camp in April. | More than 5,000 people have been killed in Iraq since al-Qaida and other militants stepped up attacks following a deadly security crackdown against a Sunni protest camp in April. |
| Much of the violence in Iraq is the work of the local al-Qaida branch, a Sunni extremist group. While it is possible that Sunni insurgents could be carrying out mosque attacks, hoping to stoke sectarian hatred, Shiite militias may also be behind such assaults. | Much of the violence in Iraq is the work of the local al-Qaida branch, a Sunni extremist group. While it is possible that Sunni insurgents could be carrying out mosque attacks, hoping to stoke sectarian hatred, Shiite militias may also be behind such assaults. |
| The latest attack came despite tight security measures imposed by security forces to prevent attacks during the four-day Eid al-Adha celebrations. | The latest attack came despite tight security measures imposed by security forces to prevent attacks during the four-day Eid al-Adha celebrations. |
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