Bombs Target 2 Mosques in Iraq


Bombs Target 2 Mosques in Iraq

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Iraqi officials said bombs planted near two mosques in Baghdad killed seven worshippers.

Police officials say one of the attacks took place after Friday prayers as the worshippers were leaving the al-Tawheed mosque in the Iraqi capital’s Dora neighborhood.

They say that explosion killed five people and wounded 21, AP reported.

And in western Baghdad, two Sunni worshippers were killed and 11 were wounded when a bomb struck them leaving a Sunni mosque.

A hospital official confirmed the death toll. All officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to talk to media.

 

 

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