Six wounded as bomb targets Shi'ite mosque in Iraq
Reuters
2013-03-31
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A Shi'ite mosque comes under attack in southern Iraq, when a bomb explodes during a service -- wounding six people.
No one is claiming responsibility for the attack, but Sunni Muslim insurgents have stepped up efforts to undermine Iraq's Shi'ite-led government.
The bomb exploded in the usually stable oil hub of Basra.
(SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) EYEWITNESS MAZIN MOHAMMED, SAYING:
"Six worshippers were wounded by the blast. Some of the injuries are minor, while others were serious. Thank God all the wounded were taken to hospital."
The attack comes a day after a series of car bombs hit five Shi'ite mosques across Iraq that killed 19 people.
No one is claiming responsibility for the attack, but Sunni Muslim insurgents have stepped up efforts to undermine Iraq's Shi'ite-led government.
The bomb exploded in the usually stable oil hub of Basra.
(SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) EYEWITNESS MAZIN MOHAMMED, SAYING:
"Six worshippers were wounded by the blast. Some of the injuries are minor, while others were serious. Thank God all the wounded were taken to hospital."
The attack comes a day after a series of car bombs hit five Shi'ite mosques across Iraq that killed 19 people.
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