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Twin suicide bombing kills 12 at Shi'ite mosque in Baghdad-police, medics

Published: 26 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am | Last Updated: 09 Nov 2021 - 08:59 am
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BAGHDAD: At least 12 people were killed in a twin suicide bombing on a Shi'ite mosque in Baghdad on Thursday, police and medical sources said.

A further 40 people were wounded in the blast in the predominantly Shi'ite Shulaa neighbourhood of the Iraqi capital.

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