Friday, January 21, 2005

Baghdad Shiite Mosque Car Bombed

From ABC News:
A car bomb exploded outside a Shiite mosque in Baghdad Friday where worshippers were celebrating a major Muslim holiday, killing at least 14 people and wounding 40, police and hospital officials said, the country's latest violence in the lead-up to this month's elections.

The car blew up outside the al-Taf mosque in the capital's southwest, where Shiites were celebrating one of Islam's most important holidays, Eid al-Adha, or Feast of Sacrifice. The feast coincides with the yearly pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia.
Another report says the car bomb exploded near the al-Aqsa Martyrs Mosque in the Umm al-Maalef district of Baghdad.

Casualty numbers may increase as updated reports are filed.

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