Baghdad, May 27 (IANS) At least 35 people were killed and 70 others wounded in separate bomb attacks across Iraq Tuesday, police said. The deadliest attack occurred at **on in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, when a suicide bomber blew up his explosive vest among a crowd of Shiite worshippers inside Abu al-Timan mosque, leaving 19 people killed and 34 others wounded, Xinhua quoted a police source as saying Tuesday. Insurgent groups frequently attack Shiite pilgrims who perform communal rituals in the Iraqi cities in attempt to provoke sectarian strife. In a separate incident, a roadside bomb went off at a popular marketplace at the predominantly Shiite district of Sadr City in the eastern part of Baghdad, killing two people and wounding nine others, along with damaging several nearby shops and stalls.
06-04-2014, 01:10 AM
35 people killed in violence across Iraq
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